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Household of James Davidson (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Boddam, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davidson, born in 1826 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Davidson, born in 1836 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1864 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary H (born 1870 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Catherine Rae, born in 1807 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Catherine

Davidson

Wife
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Female

Mary H

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Rae

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davidson

Head

Married

55

1826

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Davidson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary H

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Rae

Mother-In-Law

Widow

74

1807

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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