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Household of James W Davies (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 W Davies and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Davies, born in 1846 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Emily J Davies, born in 1851 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; James Percy Avison (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Helen (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Emily C (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Servant, Alice E (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and James W's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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James W Davies's household

Male

James W

Davies

Head
Female

Emily J

Davies

Wife
Male

James Percy Avison

Davies

Son
Female

Helen

Davies

Daughter
Female

Alice

Davies

Daughter
Female

Emily C

Davies

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Birch

Servant
Female

Jane

Waddielove

Servant
First name(s) James W
Last name Davies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Davies

Head

Married

35

1846

York, Yorkshire, England

Emily J

Davies

Wife

Married

30

1851

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

James Percy Avison

Davies

Son

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Helen

Davies

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Davies

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emily C

Davies

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alice E

Birch

Servant

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Waddielove

Servant

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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