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Household of John Davies (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 1838 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Davies, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Sarah J (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, David (born 1839 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John's Boarder, Walter (born 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1831 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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John Davies's household

Male

John

Davies

Head
Female

Martha

Davies

Wife
Female

Mary E

Davies

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Davies

Daughter
Male

John

Davies

Son
Male

David

Morgan

Boarder
Male

Walter

Trainer

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Powell

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Davies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davies

Head

Married

43

1838

Chester, Cheshire, England

Martha

Davies

Wife

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Davies

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Davies

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Davies

Son

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

David

Morgan

Boarder

Widower

42

1839

Chester, Cheshire, England

Walter

Trainer

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Powell

Boarder

Widow

50

1831

Chester, Cheshire, England

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