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Household of Thomas Davidson (born 1837, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

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 1837 in Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret B Davidson, born in 1836 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Jane Ross, born in 1858 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Davidson's household

Male

Thomas

Davidson

Head
Female

Margaret B

Davidson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Davidson

Son
Male

Andrew

Davidson

Son
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

Henry

Davidson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ross

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Davidson

Head

Married

44

1837

Kilmarnock, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Davidson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Thomas

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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