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Household of David Davidson (born 1821, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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.

David Davidson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Davidson, born in 1821 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Eliza Davidson, born in 1828 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; David (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel R F (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza S D (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes C (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur W (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edith (born 1871 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Jane Barr, born in 1864 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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David Davidson's household

Male

David

Davidson

Head
Female

Eliza

Davidson

Wife
Male

David

Davidson

Son
Male

Daniel R F

Davidson

Son
Female

Eliza S D

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Agnes C

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Davidson

Son
Female

Edith

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Barr

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Davidson

Head

Married

60

1821

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Davidson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel R F

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza S D

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes C

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur W

Davidson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith

Davidson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Barr

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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