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Household of John Davidson (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, 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 1834 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davidson, born in 1835 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jannet (born 1863 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1869 in Selkirkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1871 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1873 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife
Female

Jannet

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Male

Thomas

Davidson

Son
Male

Henry

Davidson

Son
Female

Marion

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Married

47

1834

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jannet

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Selkirkshire, Scotland

Henry

Davidson

Son

-

10

1871

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Marion

Davidson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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