Alexander Davidson & Catherine Guthrie 
Alexander and Catherine were married. They had two sons and seven daughters, named Alexander, James, Jane, Mary, Betsey, Margaret, Catherine, Georgina and Stewartina.
Family Notes
1841 Census
Piece: SCT1841/309 Place: Menmuir -Angus Enumeration District: 4
Civil Parish: Menmuir Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Menmuir
Folio: 4 Page: 6
Address: Knowhead
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Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born
DAVIDSON Alexander M 42 Farmer Angus
DAVIDSON Catherine F 33 Angus
DAVIDSON Jean F 7 Angus
DAVIDSON Alexander M 5 Angus
DAVIDSON James M 3 Angus
DAVIDSON Mary F 22m Angus
GUTHRIE Mary F 30 Female Servant Angus
M'LEISH Catherine F 30 Female Servant Outside Census County (1841)
GUILD Jean F 19 Female Servant Angus
1851 Census
Knowhead Farm House
Occupation: Farmer Of 292 Ac Ara 230 Ac ?? Employing 7 Lab 2 Women 1 Boy
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Davidson 50
Catherine Davidson 42
Jane Davidson 17
Alexander Davidson 15
James G Davidson 13
Mary Davidson 11
Betsey Davidson 9
Margaret Davidson 7
Catherine Davidson 4
Georgina M W Davidson 16 Mo
Elisabeth Balfour 20
Mary Macker 13
Margaret Stewart 16
John Petrie 29
James Kirkland 18
David Macarthur 14
Alexander died before the 1861 census family farm changed hands, and they moved to Edinburgh.
1861 Census
Civil parish: Edinburgh St Stephen
County: Midlothian
Address: 38 Cumberland St
Household Members Age Relationship
Catherine Davidson 53 Head
Jane Davidson 28 Daughter
James G Davidson 23 Son
Mary Davidson 21 Daughter
Betsy Davidson 19 Daughter
Margaret Davidson 17 Daughter
Catherind Davidson 14 Daughter
Georgina Davidson 11 Daughter
Stewartina Davidson 8 Daughter
Adam Davidson 28 Lodger
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Personal Details
Catherine Guthrie
Catherine was born in 1808 in Menmuir, Angus, Scotland. She died at the age of 81 in 1889 in Dundee, Scotland.
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Children
Rev Alexander Milne Davidson
Alexander was born in 1835 in Menmuir, Angus, Scotland.2 He died at the age of 48 on February 19th, 1883 in Kinnell, Angus, Scotland.
Stewartina Guthrie Davidson
Stewartina was born on June 7th, 1852 in Menmuir, Angus, Scotland and her baptism took place there on July 10th, 1852.3
