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Household of William Davidson (born 1849, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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.

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 1849 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Davidson, born in 1855 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen (born 1877 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, George (born 1865 in Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Mary

Davidson

Wife
Female

Helen

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

George

Robertson

Servant
Female

Jane

McGregor

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

32

1849

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Davidson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Robertson

Servant

-

16

1865

Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

McGregor

Servant

-

14

1867

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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