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Household of Alexander Davidson (born 1835, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Alexander Davidson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Davidson, born in 1835 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elsebeth Davidson, born in 1841 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John M (born 1871 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alice E (born 1876 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Benjamin R H (born 1877 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas G O (born 1881 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jane Jolly, born in 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Davidson's household

Male

Alexander

Davidson

Head
Female

Elsebeth

Davidson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Davidson

Son
Male

John M

Davidson

Son
Female

Alice E

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin R H

Davidson

Son
Male

Thomas G O

Davidson

Son
Female

Jane

Jolly

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Davidson

Head

Married

46

1835

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsebeth

Davidson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John M

Davidson

Son

-

10

1871

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alice E

Davidson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Benjamin R H

Davidson

Son

-

4

1877

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas G O

Davidson

Son

-

0

1881

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Jolly

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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