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Household of Abraham Davison (born 1825, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

Abraham Davison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Davison, born in 1825 in Boston, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Sarah Davison, born in 1826 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1864 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Henry (born 1874 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1875 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah, born 1880 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham's Lodger, Archibald (born 1855 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and Abraham's Lodger, Frances (born 1857 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England).


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Abraham Davison's household

Male

Abraham

Davison

Head
Female

Sarah

Davison

Wife
Female

Annie

Davison

Daughter
Male

Henry

Davison

Son
Male

John

Davison

Son
Male

Archibald

Murphy

Lodger
Female

Frances

Murphy

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Murphy

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Davison

Head

Married

56

1825

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Davison

Wife

Married

55

1826

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Davison

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Henry

Davison

Son

Single

7

1874

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John

Davison

Son

Single

6

1875

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Archibald

Murphy

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Frances

Murphy

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah

Murphy

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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