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Household of James Dovenor (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Dovenor and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Dovenor, born in 1835 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Dovenor, born in 1841 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 7 children; John H (born 1869 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1871 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Edith M (born 1873 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), James A (born 1875 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in West Derby, Lancashire, England), Hilda M (born 1878 in West Derby, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in West Derby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Ann Fotune, born in 1857 in Ireland.


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James Dovenor's household

Male

James

Dovenor

Head
Female

Eliza

Dovenor

Wife
Male

John H

Dovenor

Son
Female

Eliza

Dovenor

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Dovenor

Daughter
Male

James A

Dovenor

Son
Male

George

Dovenor

Son
Female

Hilda M

Dovenor

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Dovenor

Son
Female

Ann

Fotune

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Dovenor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Dovenor

Head

Married

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Dovenor

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

John H

Dovenor

Son

Single

12

1869

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Dovenor

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Edith M

Dovenor

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Derby, Lancashire, England

James A

Dovenor

Son

Single

6

1875

West Derby, Lancashire, England

George

Dovenor

Son

Single

5

1876

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Hilda M

Dovenor

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Dovenor

Son

Single

1

1880

West Derby, Lancashire, England

Ann

Fotune

Servant

Single

24

1857

Ireland

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