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Household of John Davies (born 1848, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 Davies and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davies, born in 1848 in St Ives, Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Davies, born in 1835 in Towednack, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; William T (born 1866 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), John (born 1868 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Paul (born 1871 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Edward (born 1874 in St Ives, Cornwall, England) and Janie (born 1877 in St Ives, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Matilda Jr Allen, born in 1864 in St Ives, Cornwall, England.


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John Davies's household

Male

John

Davies

Head
Female

Matilda

Davies

Wife
Female

Matilda Jr

Allen

Daughter In Law
Male

William T

Davies

Son
Male

John

Davies

Son
Male

Paul

Davies

Son
Male

Edward

Davies

Son
Female

Janie

Davies

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Davies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place St Ives, Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davies

Head

Married

33

1848

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Matilda

Davies

Wife

Married

46

1835

Towednack, Cornwall, England

Matilda Jr

Allen

Daughter In Law

Single

17

1864

St Ives, Cornwall, England

William T

Davies

Son

Single

15

1866

St Ives, Cornwall, England

John

Davies

Son

Single

13

1868

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Paul

Davies

Son

Single

10

1871

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Edward

Davies

Son

Single

7

1874

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Janie

Davies

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Ives, Cornwall, England

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