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Household of William Davidson (born 1840, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davidson, born in 1840 in Hopeman, Morayshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davidson, born in 1838 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret H (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George F (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Frederick F (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James H (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine E (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Flood, born in 1865 in Ireland.


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William Davidson's household

Male

William

Davidson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife
Female

Margaret H

Davidson

Daughter
Male

William

Davidson

Son
Male

George F

Davidson

Son
Male

Frederick F

Davidson

Son
Male

James H

Davidson

Son
Female

Catherine E

Davidson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Flood

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davidson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hopeman, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davidson

Head

Married

41

1840

Hopeman, Morayshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davidson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George F

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frederick F

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James H

Davidson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine E

Davidson

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Flood

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Ireland

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