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Household of Joseph Davson (born 1854, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Joseph Davson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Davson, born in 1854 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davson, born in 1855 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Margaret A, born 1875 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister In Law, Grace (born 1852 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Mother In Law, Mary Ann (born 1819 in Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Davson's household

Male

Joseph

Davson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davson

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Davson

Daughter
Female

Grace

Holmes

Sister In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Holmes

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Davson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Joseph

Davson

Head

Married

27

1854

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Davson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Davson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Grace

Holmes

Sister In Law

Single

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Holmes

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Yorkshire, England

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