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Household of James Davis (born 1841, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Davis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davis, born in 1841 in Fordington, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Davis, born in 1840 in Netherbury, Dorset, England. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1867 in Fordington, Dorset, England), James (born 1870 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Ann (born 1874 in Fordington, Dorset, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Fordington, Dorset, England), William (born 1878 in Fordington, Dorset, England) and John (born 1879 in Fordington, Dorset, England).


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James Davis's household

Male

James

Davis

Head
Female

Sarah

Davis

Wife
Female

Mary

Davis

Daughter
Male

James

Davis

Son
Male

Thomas

Davis

Son
Female

Ann

Davis

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Davis

Son
Male

William

Davis

Son
Male

John

Davis

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Fordington, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davis

Head

Married

40

1841

Fordington, Dorset, England

Sarah

Davis

Wife

Married

41

1840

Netherbury, Dorset, England

Mary

Davis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Fordington, Dorset, England

James

Davis

Son

Single

11

1870

Fordington, Dorset, England

Thomas

Davis

Son

Single

9

1872

Fordington, Dorset, England

Ann

Davis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Fordington, Dorset, England

Frederick

Davis

Son

Single

5

1876

Fordington, Dorset, England

William

Davis

Son

Single

3

1878

Fordington, Dorset, England

John

Davis

Son

Single

2

1879

Fordington, Dorset, England

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