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Household of Thomas Davidson (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Davidson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Davidson, born in 1837 in Axminster, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Winifred H Davidson, born in 1869 in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Winifred H (born 1869 in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England), Eleanor M (born 1871 in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England) and Gerald W (born 1874 in Ashmore, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Winterbourne, Dorset, England), Thomas's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Cucklington, Somerset, England), Thomas's Servant, Ada (born 1865 in St Blazey Gate, Cornwall, England), Thomas's Visitor, Rowley A (born 1852 in Hanwell, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Nathaniel K (born 1831 in Dorset, England).


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Thomas Davidson's household

Male

Thomas

Davidson

Head
Female

Winifred H

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Eleanor M

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Gerald W

Davidson

Son
Female

Mary A

Young

Servant
Female

Ellen

Pitman

Servant
Female

Ada

Woolcock

Servant
Male

Rowley A

Taylor

Visitor
Male

Nathaniel K

Donne

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Axminster, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Davidson

Head

Married

44

1837

Axminster, Devon, England

Winifred H

Davidson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England

Eleanor M

Davidson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England

Gerald W

Davidson

Son

Single

7

1874

Ashmore, Dorset, England

Mary A

Young

Servant

Single

19

1862

Winterbourne, Dorset, England

Ellen

Pitman

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cucklington, Somerset, England

Ada

Woolcock

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Blazey Gate, Cornwall, England

Rowley A

Taylor

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Hanwell, Middlesex, England

Nathaniel K

Donne

Visitor

Single

50

1831

Dorset, England

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