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Household of James Davis (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

James Davis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davis, born in 1845 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother, Lewis (born 1849 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James's Sister, Jane Elith (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Sister, Mary Ellen (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Half Brother, Archibald (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Mother, Jane (born 1823 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James's Cousin, Emma (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Sidney (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Davis's household

Male

James

Davis

Head
Male

Lewis

Davis

Brother
Female

Jane Elith

Davis

Sister
Female

Mary Ellen

Davis

Sister
Male

Archibald

Cope

Half Brother
Female

Jane

Cope

Mother
Female

Emma

Higginson

Cousin
Male

Sidney

Orme

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davis

Head

Single

36

1845

Salford, Lancashire, England

Lewis

Davis

Brother

Single

32

1849

Salford, Lancashire, England

Jane Elith

Davis

Sister

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Davis

Sister

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Archibald

Cope

Half Brother

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Cope

Mother

Married

58

1823

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Higginson

Cousin

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sidney

Orme

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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