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Household of William Davidson (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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.

William Davidson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davidson, born in 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Davidson, born in 1851 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1874 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jessie Baird, born in 1865 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Isabella

Davidson

Wife
Female

Helen

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

Andrew

Davidson

Son
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Jessie

Baird

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Davidson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Davidson

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Baird

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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