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Household of Henry Davis (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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.

Henry Davis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Davis, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Alice (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alfred (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Brother, Alfred (born 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry's Servant, Sophia (born 1840 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry's Servant, Catherine (born 1844 in Maryburgh, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Henry's Servant, Jessie (born 1848 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Henry Davis's household

Male

Henry

Davis

Head
Female

Alice

Davis

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Davis

Son
Male

Alfred

Davis

Son
Male

Alfred

Davis

Brother
Female

Sophia

Taylor

Servant
Female

Catherine

McLennan

Servant
Female

Jessie

Ross

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Davis

Head

Widower

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Davis

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Davis

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alfred

Davis

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alfred

Davis

Brother

Unmarried

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sophia

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

41

1840

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

McLennan

Servant

Unmarried

37

1844

Maryburgh, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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