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Household of John Davis (born 1829, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Somerset, 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 Davis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davis, born in 1829 in Horsington, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Davis, born in 1835 in Trent, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Kate S (born 1860 in Stowell, Somerset, England), Henry (born 1861 in Stowell, Somerset, England), Agnes (born 1865 in Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England), Lewis F (born 1869 in Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England) and Edward P (born 1872 in Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ellen Read, born in 1865 in Leigh, Dorset, England.


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John Davis's household

Male

John

Davis

Head
Female

Eliza

Davis

Wife
Female

Kate S

Davis

Daughter
Male

Henry

Davis

Son
Female

Agnes

Davis

Daughter
Male

Lewis F

Davis

Son
Male

Edward P

Davis

Son
Female

Ellen

Read

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Horsington, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davis

Head

Married

52

1829

Horsington, Somerset, England

Eliza

Davis

Wife

Married

46

1835

Trent, Somerset, England

Kate S

Davis

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Stowell, Somerset, England

Henry

Davis

Son

Single

20

1861

Stowell, Somerset, England

Agnes

Davis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England

Lewis F

Davis

Son

Single

12

1869

Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England

Edward P

Davis

Son

Single

9

1872

Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England

Ellen

Read

Servant

Single

16

1865

Leigh, Dorset, England

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