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Household of Joseph Davidson (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

Joseph Davidson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Davidson, born in 1845 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Davidson, born in 1847 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1875 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother, Hardy (born 1831 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Joseph's Servant, Jessie (born 1854 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Servant, James (born 1865 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Davidson's household

Male

Joseph

Davidson

Head
Female

Mary

Davidson

Wife
Male

John

Clark

Son
Male

George

Davidson

Son
Male

Hardy

Davidson

Brother
Female

Jessie

McIntosh

Servant
Male

James

Willson

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Davidson

Head

Married

36

1845

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Clark

Son

-

6

1875

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Davidson

Son

-

0

1881

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hardy

Davidson

Brother

Married

50

1831

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

McIntosh

Servant

Married

27

1854

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Willson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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