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Household of John Davidson (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

John Davidson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davidson, born in 1836 in Beith, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davidson, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Davidson's household

Male

John

Davidson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Janet

Davidson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davidson

Head

Married

45

1836

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Davidson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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