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Household of John Davison (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Davison and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davison, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Davison, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Christopher (born 1864 in Ireland), Anne (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Emily (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter Mother, Margaret (born 1797 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Eliza (born 1817 in Ireland).


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John Davison's household

Male

John

Davison

Head
Female

Ellen

Davison

Wife
Female

Margaret

Davison

Daughter Mother
Male

Christopher

Davison

Son
Female

Anne

Davison

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Davison

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Davison

Daughter
Female

Emily

Davison

Daughter
Male

Henry

Davison

Son
Female

Eliza

Kelly

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davison

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Ellen

Davison

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Margaret

Davison

Daughter Mother

Widow

84

1797

Ireland

Christopher

Davison

Son

Single

17

1864

Ireland

Anne

Davison

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Davison

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Davison

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emily

Davison

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Davison

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Kelly

Lodger

Widow

64

1817

Ireland

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