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Household of Robert Davidson (born 1837)

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 1837 in , consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Davidson, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marianne (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James Walker (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Visitor, Jessie W (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Davidson's household

Male

Robert

Davidson

Head
Female

Jane

Davidson

Wife
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Female

Marianne

Davidson

Daughter
Male

James Walker

Davidson

Son
Female

Mary

Gibson

Servant
Female

Jessie W

Cossar

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Davidson

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Jane

Davidson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marianne

Davidson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Walker

Davidson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gibson

Servant

-

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie W

Cossar

Visitor

-

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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