Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Davidson (born 1854, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

John Davidson and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davidson, born in 1854 in Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Davidson, born in 1859 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1824 in Scotland) and John's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1856 in Ireland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Mary

Davidson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Female

Margaret

McElhenny

Mother In Law
Female

Margaret

McElhenny

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Married

27

1854

Kent, England

Mary

Davidson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Davidson

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

McElhenny

Mother In Law

Widow

57

1824

Scotland

Margaret

McElhenny

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Ireland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Davidson in West Derby in 1881, and follow the Davidson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Davidson

We’ve found John Davidson in 802 family trees. Find out more about John Davidson's household and view the Davidson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census