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Household of Walter Davidson (born 1851, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.

Walter Davidson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Davidson, born in 1851 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Esther Davidson, born in 1853 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Boarder, Robert W Allan, born in 1859 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.


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Walter Davidson's household

Male

Walter

Davidson

Head
Female

Esther

Davidson

Wife
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

John

Davidson

Son
Male

Robert W

Allan

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Davidson

Head

Married

30

1851

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Esther

Davidson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

3

1878

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

-

1

1880

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert W

Allan

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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