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Household of John Davies (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

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 1845 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Bigham (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder Head, Thomas (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder Wife, Emma (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder Daughter, Nellie (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Davies's household

Male

John

Davies

Head
Male

Bigham

Davies

Son
Male

John

Davies

Son
Female

Emma

Davies

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Cooper

Servant
Male

Thomas

Tees

Boarder Head
Female

Emma

Tees

Boarder Wife
Female

Nellie

Tees

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Davies
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davies

Head

Widower

36

1845

Lancashire, England

Bigham

Davies

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Davies

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Davies

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Cooper

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Tees

Boarder Head

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Tees

Boarder Wife

Married

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Nellie

Tees

Boarder Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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