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Household of James Davison (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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 Davison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davison, born in 1843 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davison, born in 1853 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), John (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary Ann (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and James (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Catherine Rooney, born in 1817 in Ireland.


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James Davison's household

Male

James

Davison

Head
Female

Margaret

Davison

Wife
Female

Margaret

Davison

Daughter
Male

John

Davison

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Davison

Daughter
Male

James

Davison

Son
Female

Catherine

Rooney

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davison

Head

Married

38

1843

London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Davison

Wife

Married

28

1853

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Davison

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Davison

Son

Single

7

1874

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Davison

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

James

Davison

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

Catherine

Rooney

Boarder

Widow

64

1817

Ireland

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