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Household of William Abel Davidson (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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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.

William Abel Davidson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Abel Davidson, born in 1848 in , consisted of 11 members. William Abel was the head of the household, married to Agnes Davidson, born in 1844 in Scotland. They had 3 children; William Thompson (born 1875 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Abel's Sister, Margaret Connan (born 1858 in Scotland), William Abel's Prisoner, James (born 1835 in Ireland), William Abel's Prisoner, John (born 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William Abel's Prisoner, Ellen (born 1852 in Ireland), William Abel's Prisoner, Alice (born 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William Abel's Prisoner, Phoebe (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Abel Davidson's household

Male

William Abel

Davidson

Head
Female

Agnes

Davidson

Wife
Male

William Thompson

Davidson

Son
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Margaret Connan

Davidson

Sister
Male

James

Collins

Prisoner
Male

John

Burns

Prisoner
Female

Ellen

Butcher

Prisoner
Female

Alice

Ramsbottom

Prisoner
Female

Phoebe

Berry

Prisoner
First name(s) William Abel
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Abel

Davidson

Head

Married

33

1848

Scotland

Agnes

Davidson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scotland

William Thompson

Davidson

Son

Single

6

1875

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bootle, Lancashire, England

James

Davidson

Son

Single

2

1879

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Margaret Connan

Davidson

Sister

Single

23

1858

Scotland

James

Collins

Prisoner

Single

46

1835

Ireland

John

Burns

Prisoner

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Butcher

Prisoner

Single

29

1852

Ireland

Alice

Ramsbottom

Prisoner

Single

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Berry

Prisoner

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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