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Household of Joseph Davidson (born 1845, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Joseph Davidson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Davidson, born in 1845 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davison, born in 1847 in Dunston, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1865 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Maria (born 1868 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Isaac (born 1872 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Sunniside, Durham, England) and George (born 1878 in Cornsay, Durham, England).


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Joseph Davidson's household

Male

Joseph

Davidson

Head
Female

Margaret

Davison

Wife
Male

James

Davison

Son
Female

Maria

Davison

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Davison

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Davison

Son
Male

Joseph

Davison

Son
Male

George

Davison

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Davidson

Head

Married

36

1845

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Margaret

Davison

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dunston, Northumberland, England

James

Davison

Son

Single

16

1865

Tow Law, Durham, England

Maria

Davison

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Tow Law, Durham, England

Sarah

Davison

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tow Law, Durham, England

Isaac

Davison

Son

Single

9

1872

Tow Law, Durham, England

Joseph

Davison

Son

Single

5

1876

Sunniside, Durham, England

George

Davison

Son

Single

3

1878

Cornsay, Durham, England

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