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Household of John Davis (born 1828, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 1828 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Davis, born in 1828 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1855 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Davis's household

Male

John

Davis

Head
Female

Jane

Davis

Wife
Female

Jane

Davis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davis

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Davis

Son
Female

Janet

Davis

Daughter
Male

John

Brisbine

Boarder
Male

James

Brisbine

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davis

Head

Married

53

1828

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Davis

Wife

Married

53

1828

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Davis

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Davis

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Davis

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Davis

Daughter

-

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Brisbine

Boarder

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Brisbine

Boarder

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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