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Household of James Davis (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

James Davis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Davis, born in 1855 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Davis, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Hall (born 1863 in Ireland).


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James Davis's household

Male

James

Davis

Head
Female

Eliza J

Davis

Wife
Male

James

Davis

Son
Female

Mary

Davis

Daughter
Female

Jane

Davis

Daughter
Male

John

Davis

Boarder
Male

Hall

Davis

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Davis

Head

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Eliza J

Davis

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

James

Davis

Son

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Davis

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Davis

Daughter

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Davis

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

Hall

Davis

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ireland

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