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Household of William Davidson (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davidson, born in 1855 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Davidson, born in 1848 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1881 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Easter (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Hugh (born 1855 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Alexander (born 1862 in Ireland).


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Mary

Davidson

Wife
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Male

Robert

Holmes

Son
Male

John

Holmes

Son
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Female

Easter

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Kennedy

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Paton

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Mary

Davidson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

0

1881

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Holmes

Son

-

12

1869

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Holmes

Son

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Holmes

Son

-

7

1874

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Easter

Holmes

Daughter

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Kennedy

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Alexander

Paton

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Ireland

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