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Household of James Davidson (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1836 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Matilda Davidson, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1859 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mariah (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Matilda (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Dinah (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Matilda

Davidson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mariah

Davidson

Daughter
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Matilda

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Davidson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davidson

Head

Married

45

1836

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Matilda

Davidson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mariah

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Matilda

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Dinah

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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