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Household of John Davison (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davison, born in 1827 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Davison, born in 1826 in Penrith, Cumberland, England. They had 1 child; William T, born 1861 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1798 in Pockley, Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, Esther (born 1855 in Penrith, Cumberland, England), John's Boarder, Joseph H (born 1864 in United States) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1855 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales).


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John Davison's household

Male

John

Davison

Head
Female

Margaret

Davison

Wife
Male

William T

Davison

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Davison

Mother
Female

Esther

Bewley

Niece
Male

Joseph H

Nash

Boarder
Female

Ann

Davies

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Davison

Head

Married

54

1827

York, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Davison

Wife

Married

55

1826

Penrith, Cumberland, England

William T

Davison

Son

Single

20

1861

Whitefield, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Davison

Mother

Widow

83

1798

Pockley, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Bewley

Niece

Single

26

1855

Penrith, Cumberland, England

Joseph H

Nash

Boarder

Single

17

1864

United States

Ann

Davies

Servant

Single

26

1855

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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