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Household of William Davidson (born 1835, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burra & Quarff, Shetland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davidson, born in 1835 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Davidson, born in 1833 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Catharine (born 1862 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Charles (born 1864 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Arthur (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Agnes

Davidson

Wife
Female

Catharine

Davidson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Davidson

Son
Male

Arthur

Davidson

Son
Female

Agnes

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

John

Davidson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

46

1835

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Davidson

Wife

Married

48

1833

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catharine

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Charles

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Arthur

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Davidson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

10

1871

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Davidson

Son

-

5

1876

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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