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Household of Thomas Davidson (born 1849, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Thomas Davidson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Davidson, born in 1849 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Davidson, born in 1852 in England. They had 5 children; Laurenya (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Lillia (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Frederick (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Sister, Lizzie Ritchie, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Thomas Davidson's household

Male

Thomas

Davidson

Head
Female

Mary

Davidson

Wife
Female

Laurenya

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Female

Lillia

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Davidson

Son
Female

Lizzie

Ritchie

Sister
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Davidson

Head

Married

32

1849

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Wife

Married

29

1852

England

Laurenya

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lillia

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frederick

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie

Ritchie

Sister

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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