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Household of William Davidson (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 1842 in Ratho, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davidson, born in 1838 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Andrew (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Magdalene (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David A (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Davidson

Son
Female

Magdalene

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

Robert

Davidson

Son
Male

Alexander

Davidson

Son
Male

David A

Davidson

Son
Male

James

Davidson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

39

1842

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife

Married

43

1838

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Magdalene

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Davidson

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Davidson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David A

Davidson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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