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Household of Robert Davidson (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Davidson, born in 1842 in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Harriet Davidson, born in 1844 in England. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Leah J (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Harriet (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Elizabeth Miller, born in 1864 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Davidson's household

Male

Robert

Davidson

Head
Female

Harriet

Davidson

Wife
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Female

Leah J

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Davidson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Miller

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Davidson

Head

Married

39

1842

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland

Harriet

Davidson

Wife

Married

37

1844

England

John

Davidson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Leah J

Davidson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Harriet

Davidson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Davidson

Son

-

1

1880

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Miller

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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