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Household of Peter Davis (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Peter Davis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Davis, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Matilda Davis, born in 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Susan (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Matilda (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Brother, John (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Peter's Father In Law, John (born 1819 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Lodger, Edward (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Davis's household

Male

Peter

Davis

Head
Female

Matilda

Davis

Wife
Male

William

Davis

Son
Female

Susan

Davis

Daughter
Male

John

Davis

Son
Male

Joseph

Davis

Son
Female

Matilda

Davis

Daughter
Male

John

Davis

Brother
Male

John

Gough

Father In Law
Male

Edward

Lynch

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Davis

Head

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Davis

Wife

Married

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Davis

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Susan

Davis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Davis

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Davis

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Davis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Davis

Brother

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Gough

Father In Law

Married

62

1819

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Lynch

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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