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Household of Thomas Davidson (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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.

Thomas Davidson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Davidson, born in 1842 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes Davidson, born in 1845 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Janet (born 1869 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1871 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John Thos (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother-In-Law, Janet Moffat, born in 1810 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Davidson's household

Male

Thomas

Davidson

Head
Female

Agnes

Davidson

Wife
Female

Janet

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Davidson

Daughter
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Agnes

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Davidson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Moffat

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Davidson

Head

Married

39

1842

England

Agnes

Davidson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Davidson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Davidson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Davidson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Thos

Davidson

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Moffat

Mother-In-Law

Widow

71

1810

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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