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Household of James Davidson (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davidson, born in 1843 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rebecca D Davidson, born in 1853 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William C (born 1873 in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Norman (born 1877 in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas R (born 1879 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Norah (born 1857 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1837 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Rebecca D

Davidson

Wife
Male

William C

Davidson

Son
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Male

Norman

Davidson

Son
Male

Thomas R

Davidson

Son
Female

Norah

Robertson

Servant
Female

Mary

Robb

Servant
Female

Jane

Craib

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davidson

Head

Married

38

1843

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rebecca D

Davidson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William C

Davidson

Son

-

8

1873

Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

6

1875

Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Norman

Davidson

Son

-

4

1877

Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas R

Davidson

Son

-

2

1879

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Norah

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Robb

Servant

Unmarried

44

1837

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Craib

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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