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Household of John Kerr Davidson (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Kerr Davidson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr Davidson, born in 1842 in , consisted of 7 members. John Kerr was the head of the household, married to Mary Christian Davidson, born in 1842 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Mary Christian (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Kathleen (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and George C V K (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Kerr's Servant, Emily (born 1853 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and John Kerr's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1856 in Parkhead, Shropshire, England).


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John Kerr Davidson's household

Male

John Kerr

Davidson

Head
Female

Mary Christian

Davidson

Wife
Female

Mary Christian

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Kathleen

Davidson

Daughter
Male

George C V K

Davidson

Son
Female

Emily

Ward

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Dunn

Servant
First name(s) John Kerr
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Kerr

Davidson

Head

Married

39

1842

Scotland

Mary Christian

Davidson

Wife

Married

39

1842

London, Middlesex, England

Mary Christian

Davidson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Kathleen

Davidson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

George C V K

Davidson

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Emily

Ward

Servant

Single

28

1853

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary Ann

Dunn

Servant

Single

25

1856

Parkhead, Shropshire, England

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