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Household of Benjamin B Davis (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haslingden, Lancashire, 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.

Benjamin B Davis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin B Davis, born in 1843 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin B was the head of the household, married to Fanny Davis, born in 1842 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Gertrude May (born 1874 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England), Edwin Lawrence (born 1876 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England) and Ruth Fanny (born 1879 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin B's -, Mary Ann (born 1859 in Devon, England) and Benjamin B's Visitor, Mary Granville (born 1831 in Devonport, Devon, England).


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Benjamin B Davis's household

Male

Benjamin B

Davis

Head
Female

Fanny

Davis

Wife
Female

Gertrude May

Davis

Daughter
Male

Edwin Lawrence

Davis

Son
Female

Ruth Fanny

Davis

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Mortimore

-
Female

Mary Granville

Watts

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin B
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin B

Davis

Head

Married

38

1843

London, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Davis

Wife

Married

39

1842

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Gertrude May

Davis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Edwin Lawrence

Davis

Son

Single

5

1876

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Ruth Fanny

Davis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Mortimore

-

Single

22

1859

Devon, England

Mary Granville

Watts

Visitor

Single

50

1831

Devonport, Devon, England

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