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Household of William Davidson (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lonmay, 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.

William Davidson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davidson, born in 1824 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christina Porter, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jean (born 1870 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1871 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella E (born 1875 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Margaret (born 1805 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Charles (born 1859 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Christina

Porter

Wife
Female

Margaret

Blyth

Mother
Female

Jean

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Isabella E

Davidson

Daughter
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

Charles

Dunbar

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

57

1824

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Porter

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Blyth

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jean

Davidson

Daughter

-

11

1870

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Davidson

Daughter

-

10

1871

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Davidson

Daughter

-

8

1873

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella E

Davidson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

4

1877

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

1

1880

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Dunbar

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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