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Household of Alexander Davison (born 1827, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

Alexander Davison and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Davison, born in 1827 in Kenton, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Davison, born in 1831 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Thomas, born 1869 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, Robert (born 1862 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England), Alexander's Step Son, George (born 1865 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England) and Alexander's Nephew, William (born 1863 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England).


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Alexander Davison's household

Male

Alexander

Davison

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Davison

Wife
Male

Robert

Smith

Step Son
Male

George

Smith

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Davison

Son
Male

William

Porter

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Kenton, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Davison

Head

Married

54

1827

Kenton, Northumberland, England

Mary Ann

Davison

Wife

Married

50

1831

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Robert

Smith

Step Son

Single

19

1862

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

George

Smith

Step Son

Single

16

1865

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

Thomas

Davison

Son

Single

12

1869

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

William

Porter

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

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