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Household of William Davidson (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Davidson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davidson, born in 1852 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Davidson, born in 1853 in Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1874 in Durham, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1822 in Scotland), William's Sister, Maggie (born 1858 in Scotland) and William's Brother In Law, James (born 1856 in Scotland).


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Sarah

Davidson

Wife
Male

James

Davidson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Mother
Female

Maggie

Davidson

Sister
Male

James

Mc Mahon

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

29

1852

Scotland

Sarah

Davidson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Scotland

James

Davidson

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Davidson

Mother

Widow

59

1822

Scotland

Maggie

Davidson

Sister

Single

23

1858

Scotland

James

Mc Mahon

Brother In Law

Single

25

1856

Scotland

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