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Household of John McDavid (born 1807, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 McDavid and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McDavid, born in 1807 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary McDavid, born in 1809 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Adopted Daughter, Elizabeth Sloan, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John McDavid's household

Male

John

McDavid

Head
Female

Mary

McDavid

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sloan

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McDavid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McDavid

Head

Married

74

1807

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

McDavid

Wife

Married

72

1809

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sloan

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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