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Household of James Davidson (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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.

James Davidson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davidson, born in 1838 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Davidson, born in 1832 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Christina B (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John R (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, John (born 1867 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Jane

Davidson

Wife
Female

Christina B

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John R

Davidson

Son
Male

James

Pithie

Boarder
Male

John

Pithie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davidson

Head

Married

43

1838

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Davidson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Banffshire, Scotland

Christina B

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John R

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Pithie

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Pithie

Boarder

Unmarried

14

1867

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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