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Household of John Davidson (born 1829, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davidson, born in 1829 in Auchtertool, Fife, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes R Davidson, born in 1834 in Fordell, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1866 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1868 in Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Kingseat, Fife, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1878 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Eliza (born 1861 in Fife, Scotland), John's Boarder, Alice (born 1862 in Strathkinness, Fife, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Filly (born 1862 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Agnes R

Davidson

Wife
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Female

Agnes

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Davidson

Son
Female

Eliza

Carmichael

Boarder
Female

Alice

Carmichael

Boarder
Female

Filly

Currance

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Married

52

1829

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

Agnes R

Davidson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Fordell, Fife, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Davidson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Fife, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kingseat, Fife, Scotland

Hugh

Davidson

Son

-

3

1878

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Carmichael

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Fife, Scotland

Alice

Carmichael

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Strathkinness, Fife, Scotland

Filly

Currance

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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