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Household of Robert Davidson (born 1851, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

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 1851 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Davidson, born in 1845 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Malcolm (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Son, John (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert's Boarder, George (born 1860 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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Robert Davidson's household

Male

Robert

Davidson

Head
Female

Mary

Davidson

Wife
Male

John

McIntyre

Step Son
Male

Robert

Davidson

Son
Male

Malcolm

Davidson

Son
Male

George

Taylor

Boarder
Male

John

Prentice

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Davidson

Head

Married

30

1851

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McIntyre

Step Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Davidson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Davidson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Taylor

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Prentice

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

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