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Household of William Davidson (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deer or Old Deer, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davidson, born in 1834 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christian Davidson, born in 1850 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1843 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, George (born 1845 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1863 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1863 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Christian

Davidson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Margaret

Watt

Servant
Female

Margaret

Dinnes

Servant
Male

George

Watt

Servant
Male

James

Brown

Servant
Male

James

Brown

Servant
Male

John

Thomson

Servant
Male

John

Watt

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Davidson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Davidson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Davidson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Dinnes

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Watt

Servant

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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