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Household of William Davidson (born 1834, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 1834 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Davidson, born in 1833 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; John C (born 1862 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1859 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1864 in Cheetham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Louisa Horan, born in 1861 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England.


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Martha

Davidson

Wife
Male

John C

Davidson

Son
Male

Thomas

Davidson

Son
Female

Margaret A

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Horan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

47

1834

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Martha

Davidson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

John C

Davidson

Son

Single

19

1862

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Davidson

Son

Single

12

1869

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Davidson

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Martha

Davidson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Horan

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

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