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Household of William Davidson (born 1813, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoddom, Dumfriesshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davidson, born in 1813 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Davidson, born in 1825 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Grace (born 1857 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1866 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Mary (born 1824 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Visitor, Grace (born 1865 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Sarah

Davidson

Wife
Female

Mary

Greenshield

Boarder
Female

Grace

Davidson

Daughter
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Grace

McClelland

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant
Male

John

Beattie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

68

1813

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Davidson

Wife

Married

56

1825

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Greenshield

Boarder

Unmarried

57

1824

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Grace

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Grace

McClelland

Visitor

-

16

1865

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Beattie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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