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Household of James Davidson (born 1843, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoy & Graemsay, Orkney, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davidson, born in 1843 in Hoy, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Davidson, born in 1845 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Georgina (born 1872 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), Isaac (born 1876 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Catherine

Davidson

Wife
Female

Georgina

Davidson

Daughter
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Male

Isaac

Davidson

Son
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Female

Catherine

Davidson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davidson

Head

Married

38

1843

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Davidson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Georgina

Davidson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

7

1874

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Isaac

Davidson

Son

-

5

1876

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

-

2

1879

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Davidson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hoy, Orkney, Scotland

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