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Household of William L McDavies (born 1846, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, 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 L McDavies and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William L McDavies, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. William L was the head of the household, married to Isabella McDavies, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John Thos (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William L's Lodger, Isabella Sinclair, born in 1831 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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William L McDavies's household

Male

William L

McDavies

Head
Female

Isabella

McDavies

Wife
Female

Agnes

McDavies

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDavies

Daughter
Male

John Thos

McDavies

Son
Male

James

McDavies

Son
Male

William

McDavies

Son
Female

Isabella

Sinclair

Lodger
First name(s) William L
Last name McDavies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William L

McDavies

Head

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

McDavies

Wife

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

McDavies

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McDavies

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Thos

McDavies

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

McDavies

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

McDavies

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Sinclair

Lodger

Widow

50

1831

Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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