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Household of Benjamin Davy (born 1835, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 Davy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Davy, born in 1835 in Towednack, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Davy, born in 1832 in Gulval, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Richard Hy (born 1858 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England), Eliza J (born 1860 in Gulval, Cornwall, England), Annie (born 1864 in Gulval, Cornwall, England), Emily (born 1869 in Gulval, Cornwall, England), Louisa (born 1871 in Gulval, Cornwall, England) and Edith (born 1878 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England).


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Benjamin Davy's household

Male

Benjamin

Davy

Head
Female

Eliza

Davy

Wife
Male

Richard Hy

Davy

Son
Female

Eliza J

Davy

Daughter
Female

Annie

Davy

Daughter
Female

Emily

Davy

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Davy

Daughter
Female

Edith

Davy

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Davy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Towednack, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Davy

Head

Married

46

1835

Towednack, Cornwall, England

Eliza

Davy

Wife

Married

49

1832

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Richard Hy

Davy

Son

Single

23

1858

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Eliza J

Davy

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Annie

Davy

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Emily

Davy

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Louisa

Davy

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gulval, Cornwall, England

Edith

Davy

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

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