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Household of Edward Davis (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Edward Davis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Davis, born in 1823 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Richard Jane Davis, born in 1837 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Jane Richard (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Lodger, Lillie (born 1819 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Edward's Lodger, Joseph (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Edward's Lodger, Walter (born 1876 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Davis's household

Male

Edward

Davis

Head
Female

Richard Jane

Davis

Wife
Male

Jane Richard

Davis

Son
Female

Mary

Davis

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Davis

Daughter
Female

Lillie

Smith

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Smith

Lodger
Male

Walter

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Davis

Head

Married

58

1823

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard Jane

Davis

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane Richard

Davis

Son

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Davis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Davis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lillie

Smith

Lodger

Widow

62

1819

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Smith

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Walter

Smith

Lodger

Single

5

1876

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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