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Household of John Davidson (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, 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.

John Davidson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davidson, born in 1831 in , consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Davidson, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1872 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1873 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William John (born 1876 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, George (born 1853 in England), John's Lodger, Mary Ann (born 1853 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, Arthur (born 1880 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, Charles (born 1851 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, James (born 1829 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Sarah

Davidson

Wife
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Sarah

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William John

Davidson

Son
Male

George

Wales

Lodger
Female

Mary Ann

Wales

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Allen

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Allen

Lodger
Male

Charles

McGuire

Lodger
Male

James

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Sarah

Davidson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

James

Davidson

Son

-

9

1872

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Davidson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

William John

Davidson

Son

-

5

1876

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

George

Wales

Lodger

Married

28

1853

England

Mary Ann

Wales

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Thomas

Allen

Lodger

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Allen

Lodger

-

1

1880

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Charles

McGuire

Lodger

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

James

Smith

Lodger

Unmarried

52

1829

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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