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Household of William Davidson (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 1846 in Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Davidson, born in 1846 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1874 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie (born 1872 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Sarah (born 1879 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Betsy

Davidson

Wife
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

David

Davidson

Son
Male

Robert

Davidson

Son
Female

Maggie

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Davidson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

35

1846

Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Davidson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

-

11

1870

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Davidson

Son

-

7

1874

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Davidson

Son

-

4

1877

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Davidson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Davidson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Davidson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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