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Household of Samuel Davidson (born 1850, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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.

Samuel Davidson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Davidson, born in 1850 in Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davidson, born in 1847 in Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella Jane (born 1879 in Arniston, Midlothian, Scotland) and William Reid (born 1880 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Boarder, Finlay McRae, born in 1852 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Samuel Davidson's household

Male

Samuel

Davidson

Head
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Wife
Female

Isabella Jane

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William Reid

Davidson

Son
Male

Finlay

McRae

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Davidson

Head

Married

31

1850

Lossiemouth, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Urquhart, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella Jane

Davidson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Arniston, Midlothian, Scotland

William Reid

Davidson

Son

-

1

1880

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Finlay

McRae

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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