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Household of Thomas Davidson (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

Thomas Davidson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Davidson, born in 1847 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davidson, born in 1842 in Durham, England. They had 2 children; Frederick (born 1869 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England) and Mary Ann (born 1879 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1855 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), Thomas's Brother In Law, James (born 1854 in Marley Hill, Durham, England), Thomas's Stepdaughter, Hannah (born 1857 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England) and Thomas's Niece, Sarah Jane (born 1880 in Ryhope, Durham, England).


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Thomas Davidson's household

Male

Thomas

Davidson

Head
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Wife
Male

Frederick

Davidson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Fletcher

Brother In Law
Male

James

Earl

Brother In Law
Female

Hannah

Earl

Stepdaughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Earl

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Davidson

Head

Married

34

1847

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Margaret

Davidson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Durham, England

Frederick

Davidson

Son

Single

12

1869

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Davidson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Joseph

Fletcher

Brother In Law

Single

26

1855

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

James

Earl

Brother In Law

Married

27

1854

Marley Hill, Durham, England

Hannah

Earl

Stepdaughter

Married

24

1857

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Sarah Jane

Earl

Niece

Single

1

1880

Ryhope, Durham, England

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