Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Davidson (born 1851, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davidson, born in 1851 in Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Davidson, born in 1849 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1876 in Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Ann B (born 1879 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Mary Davidson, born in 1808 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Catherine

Davidson

Wife
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Ann B

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davidson

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

30

1851

Letham, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Davidson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann B

Davidson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Davidson

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Davidson in Montrose in 1881, and follow the Davidson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Davidson

We’ve found William Davidson in 730 family trees. Find out more about William Davidson's household and view the Davidson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census