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Household of James Davidson (born 1837, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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.

James Davidson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davidson, born in 1837 in Campbeltown, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Janet B (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam H (born 1874 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John H (born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert A (born 1878 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William H (born 1880 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Agnes H Donald, born in 1864 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Davidson's household

Male

James

Davidson

Head
Female

Janet B

Davidson

Daughter
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Adam H

Davidson

Son
Male

John H

Davidson

Son
Male

Robert A

Davidson

Son
Male

William H

Davidson

Son
Female

Agnes H

Donald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Campbeltown, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davidson

Head

Widower

44

1837

Campbeltown, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet B

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

13

1868

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam H

Davidson

Son

-

7

1874

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John H

Davidson

Son

-

5

1876

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert A

Davidson

Son

-

3

1878

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William H

Davidson

Son

-

1

1880

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes H

Donald

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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