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Household of James Davis (born 1840, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davis, born in 1840 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Fanny Davis, born in 1848 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Emily (born 1868 in Darlington, Durham, England), James (born 1872 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Edward (born 1874 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Kate (born 1875 in Dartmouth, Devon, England), Walter (born 1879 in Totnes, Devon, England) and Beatrice (born 1881 in Totnes, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1854 in Cornwall, England) and James's Servant, Mary E (born 1857 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).


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James Davis's household

Male

James

Davis

Head
Female

Fanny

Davis

Wife
Female

Emily

Davis

Daughter
Male

James

Davis

Son
Male

Edward

Davis

Son
Female

Kate

Davis

Daughter
Male

Walter

Davis

Son
Female

Beatrice

Davis

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Rush

Servant
Female

Mary E

Steer

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davis

Head

Married

41

1840

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Fanny

Davis

Wife

Married

33

1848

Darlington, Durham, England

Emily

Davis

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darlington, Durham, England

James

Davis

Son

Single

9

1872

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Edward

Davis

Son

Single

7

1874

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Kate

Davis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Walter

Davis

Son

Single

2

1879

Totnes, Devon, England

Beatrice

Davis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Totnes, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Rush

Servant

Single

27

1854

Cornwall, England

Mary E

Steer

Servant

Single

24

1857

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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