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Household of John Davidson (born 1819, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlebie, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davidson, born in 1819 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Davidson, born in 1826 in Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1855 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and David (born 1857 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, James (born 1856 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Sarah

Davidson

Wife
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Male

David

Davidson

Son
Female

Jane

Nicholson

Servant
Male

James

Edgar

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Married

62

1819

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Davidson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Middlebie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Nicholson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Edgar

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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