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Household of John Davidson (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 1841 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, James (born 1847 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John's Nephew, John (born 1859 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Niece, Margaret (born 1863 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland) and John's Aunt, Ann (born 1815 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Male

James

Davidson

Brother
Male

John

Davidson

Nephew
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Niece
Female

Ann

Edgar

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Unmarried

40

1841

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Davidson

Brother

Unmarried

34

1847

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Davidson

Nephew

Unmarried

22

1859

Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Niece

Unmarried

18

1863

Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland

Ann

Edgar

Aunt

Unmarried

66

1815

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

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