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Household of Edgar Davidson (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drymen, Stirlingshire, 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.

Edgar Davidson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edgar Davidson, born in 1835 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Edgar was the head of the household, married to Mary Davidson, born in 1836 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1868 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Edgar (born 1875 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edgar's Boarder, Peter (born 1817 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Edgar's Boarder, John (born 1833 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Edgar Davidson's household

Male

Edgar

Davidson

Head
Female

Mary

Davidson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Davidson

Daughter
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Male

Edgar

Davidson

Son
Male

Peter

Yuill

Boarder
Male

John

Young

Boarder
First name(s) Edgar
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edgar

Davidson

Head

Married

46

1835

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Davidson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

-

9

1872

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Edgar

Davidson

Son

-

6

1875

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Yuill

Boarder

Unmarried

64

1817

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Young

Boarder

Unmarried

48

1833

Invernessshire, Scotland

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