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Household of William Davidson (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Davidson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davidson, born in 1848 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Davidson, born in 1847 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jonathan R (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William P (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Helen R (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Edward M (born 1880 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Theresa (born 1861 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Agnes (born 1860 in Ireland).


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Helen

Davidson

Wife
Male

Jonathan R

Davidson

Son
Male

William P

Davidson

Son
Female

Helen R

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Edward M

Davidson

Son
Female

Theresa

Hughes

Servant
Female

Agnes

Murphy

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

33

1848

Scotland

Helen

Davidson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jonathan R

Davidson

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William P

Davidson

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Helen R

Davidson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edward M

Davidson

Son

Single

1

1880

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Theresa

Hughes

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Agnes

Murphy

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ireland

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