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Household of James Davidson (born 1851, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pitsligo, 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 1851 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christian Davidson, born in 1848 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1871 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christian (born 1879 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1881 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Niece, Helen Shand, born in 1880 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Christian

Davidson

Wife
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Christian

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Shand

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Aberdour, 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

30

1851

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Davidson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

10

1871

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Davidson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Davidson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Davidson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Davidson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Shand

Niece

-

1

1880

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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