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Household of James Davey (born 1831, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Davey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davey, born in 1831 in Truro, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Davey, born in 1839 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1856 in Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1858 in Middlesex, England), John (born 1860 in Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1868 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1793 in Taunton, Somerset, England), James's Lodger, George E (born 1860 in Windsor, Berkshire, England) and James's Lodger, William H (born 1864 in Windsor, Berkshire, England).


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James Davey's household

Male

James

Davey

Head
Female

Rebecca

Davey

Wife
Male

James

Davey

Son
Male

Henry

Davey

Son
Male

John

Davey

Son
Female

Alice

Davey

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Chappell

Mother In Law
Male

George E

Clark

Lodger
Male

William H

Clark

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Davey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Truro, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davey

Head

Married

50

1831

Truro, Cornwall, England

Rebecca

Davey

Wife

Married

42

1839

Chatham, Kent, England

James

Davey

Son

Single

25

1856

Middlesex, England

Henry

Davey

Son

Single

23

1858

Middlesex, England

John

Davey

Son

Single

21

1860

Middlesex, England

Alice

Davey

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

Sarah

Chappell

Mother In Law

Widow

88

1793

Taunton, Somerset, England

George E

Clark

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Windsor, Berkshire, England

William H

Clark

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Windsor, Berkshire, England

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