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Household of William Davidson (born 1839, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, 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 1839 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Joan Davidson, born in 1832 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Elisabeth (born 1857 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1859 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1870 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1874 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1876 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1878 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Elisabeth (born 1881 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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William Davidson's household
William
Davidson
Head
Joan
Davidson
Wife
Elisabeth
Davidson
Daughter
Janet
Davidson
Daughter
John
Davidson
Son
Annie
Davidson
Daughter
Hugh
Davidson
Son
Jane
Simpson
Granddaughter
Isabella
Flinghan
Granddaughter
Elisabeth
Flinghan
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Davidson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Portpatrick, 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 | 42 | 1839 | Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Joan | Davidson | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Davidson | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Davidson | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
John | Davidson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Davidson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Hugh | Davidson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Simpson | Granddaughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Flinghan | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Flinghan | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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