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Household of John Davidson (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 1825 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Davidson, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Annie (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Mary Davidson, born in 1801 in Restalrig, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Christina

Davidson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Davidson

Son
Female

Catherine

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Female

Annie

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davidson

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Married

56

1825

Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Davidson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Davidson

Daughter

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Davidson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Restalrig, Midlothian, Scotland

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