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Household of John Davidson (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.

John Davidson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davidson, born in 1853 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Davidson, born in 1856 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, David Russell, born in 1858 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Jane

Davidson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Davidson

Son
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Male

David

Russell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Married

28

1853

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Davidson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Davidson

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Russell

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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