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Household of John Davison (born 1821, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davison, born in 1821 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Davison, born in 1832 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1854 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Martin (born 1863 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1858 in Gateshead, Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Lumley, Durham, England).


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John Davison's household

Male

John

Davison

Head
Female

Alice

Davison

Wife
Male

George

Davison

Son
Male

Martin

Davison

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Davison

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Williams

Daughter
Male

William

Williams

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davison

Head

Married

60

1821

Gateshead, Durham, England

Alice

Davison

Wife

Married

49

1832

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

George

Davison

Son

Single

27

1854

Gateshead, Durham, England

Martin

Davison

Son

Single

18

1863

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Davison

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Margaret

Williams

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Williams

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lumley, Durham, England

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