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Household of John Davey (born 1828, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset, 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.

John Davey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davey, born in 1828 in Uplyme, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Mary (born 1853 in Uplyme, Devon, England), Ashford (born 1858 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), Louisa (born 1862 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), Alfred (born 1864 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and Edith (born 1866 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Walter (born 1866 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and John's Servant, Charles (born 1863 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England).


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John Davey's household

Male

John

Davey

Head
Female

Mary

Davey

Daughter
Male

Ashford

Davey

Son
Female

Louisa

Davey

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Davey

Son
Female

Edith

Davey

Daughter
Male

Walter

Cook

Servant
Male

Charles

Hutchings

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Davey
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Uplyme, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davey

Head

Widower

53

1828

Uplyme, Devon, England

Mary

Davey

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Uplyme, Devon, England

Ashford

Davey

Son

Single

23

1858

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Louisa

Davey

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Alfred

Davey

Son

Single

17

1864

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Edith

Davey

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Walter

Cook

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Charles

Hutchings

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

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