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Household of James Davidson (born 1848, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davidson, born in 1848 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Davidson, born in 1844 in England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1873 in England), Maggie M (born 1875 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Adam M (born 1877 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1881 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Helen Davidson, born in 1806 in Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Janet

Davidson

Wife
Female

Helen

Davidson

Mother
Male

Thomas

Davidson

Son
Female

Maggie M

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Adam M

Davidson

Son
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Male

Walter

Davidson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davidson

Head

Married

33

1848

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Janet

Davidson

Wife

Married

37

1844

England

Helen

Davidson

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Davidson

Son

-

8

1873

England

Maggie M

Davidson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Adam M

Davidson

Son

-

4

1877

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

3

1878

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Walter

Davidson

Son

-

0

1881

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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