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Household of John Davis (born 1828, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davis, born in 1828 in Lamesley, Durham, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Davis, born in 1831 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Kenneth M (born 1860 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), Ernest Fred (born 1862 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England) and Norman (born 1865 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1870 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Niece, Jessie (born 1869 in Cape, South Africa), John's Governess, Bertha A (born 1854 in Ross, Herefordshire, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1839 in Wooler, Northumberland, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth Jane (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Mary A (born 1865 in Durham, England).
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John Davis's household
John
Davis
Head
Elizabeth M
Davis
Wife
Kenneth M
Davis
Son
Ernest Fred
Davis
Son
Norman
Davis
Son
Elizabeth
Davis
Niece
Jessie
Treadwell
Niece
Bertha A
Taylor
Governess
Sarah
Barker
Servant
Elizabeth Jane
Tate
Servant
Mary A
Arthur
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Davis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Lamesley, Durham, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Davis | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Lamesley, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth M | Davis | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Southwark, Surrey, England | |
Kenneth M | Davis | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Monkwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Ernest Fred | Davis | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Monkwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Norman | Davis | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Monkwearmouth, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Davis | Niece | Single | 11 | 1870 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Jessie | Treadwell | Niece | Single | 12 | 1869 | Cape, South Africa | |
Bertha A | Taylor | Governess | Single | 27 | 1854 | Ross, Herefordshire, England | |
Sarah | Barker | Servant | Widow | 42 | 1839 | Wooler, Northumberland, England | |
Elizabeth Jane | Tate | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Mary A | Arthur | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Durham, England |
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