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Household of John Davison (born 1835, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, England

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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 Davison and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davison, born in 1835 in Durham, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davison, born in 1838 in Hawksworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John J (born 1869 in Woodfield, Durham, England), F N (born 1870 in Woodfield, Durham, England), Edith E (born 1872 in Woodfield, Durham, England), Herbert E (born 1874 in Woodfield, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1877 in Woodfield, Durham, England) and Jane Ellen (born 1881 in Neasham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Hannah (born 1860 in Lumley, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Charles (born 1862 in Girsby, Yorkshire, England).


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John Davison's household

Male

John

Davison

Head
Female

Margaret

Davison

Wife
Male

John J

Davison

Son
Male

F N

Davison

Son
Female

Edith E

Davison

Daughter
Male

Herbert E

Davison

Son
Female

Margaret A

Davison

Daughter
Female

Jane Ellen

Davison

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Scarr

Servant
Male

Charles

Thirbeck

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davison

Head

Married

46

1835

Durham, England

Margaret

Davison

Wife

Married

43

1838

Hawksworth, Yorkshire, England

John J

Davison

Son

Single

12

1869

Woodfield, Durham, England

F N

Davison

Son

Single

11

1870

Woodfield, Durham, England

Edith E

Davison

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Woodfield, Durham, England

Herbert E

Davison

Son

Single

7

1874

Woodfield, Durham, England

Margaret A

Davison

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Woodfield, Durham, England

Jane Ellen

Davison

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Neasham, Durham, England

Hannah

Scarr

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lumley, Durham, England

Charles

Thirbeck

Servant

Single

19

1862

Girsby, Yorkshire, England

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