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Household of William Davison (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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 Davison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davison, born in 1844 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davison, born in 1845 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Ralph (born 1871 in Durham, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Durham, Durham, England), Matthew Goodfellow (born 1878 in Durham, Durham, England) and William (born 1880 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sara Ann Davidson (Davison), born in 1854 in Durham, Durham, England.


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William Davison's household

Male

William

Davison

Head
Female

Margaret

Davison

Wife
Male

Ralph

Davison

Son
Male

Thomas

Davidson (Davison)

Son
Male

Matthew Goodfellow

Davidson (Davison)

Son
Male

William

Davidson (Davison)

Son
Female

Sara Ann

Davidson (Davison)

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davison

Head

Married

37

1844

Durham, Durham, England

Margaret

Davison

Wife

Married

36

1845

Durham, Durham, England

Ralph

Davison

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, Durham, England

Thomas

Davidson (Davison)

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, Durham, England

Matthew Goodfellow

Davidson (Davison)

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, Durham, England

William

Davidson (Davison)

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, Durham, England

Sara Ann

Davidson (Davison)

Servant

-

27

1854

Durham, Durham, England

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