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Household of Robert Davidson (born 1819, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, Shetland, 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.

Robert Davidson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Davidson, born in 1819 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Helen Davidson, born in 1833 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 5 children; Barbara (born 1866 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Maggie (born 1872 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Jean (born 1874 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Robert (born 1874 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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Robert Davidson's household

Male

Robert

Davidson

Head
Female

Helen

Davidson

Wife
Female

Barbara

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Jean

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Davidson

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Davidson

Head

Married

62

1819

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Helen

Davidson

Wife

Married

48

1833

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Barbara

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Maggie

Davidson

Daughter

-

9

1872

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Jean

Davidson

Daughter

-

7

1874

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Robert

Davidson

Son

-

7

1874

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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