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Household of Reuben Davis (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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.

Reuben Davis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Davis, born in 1831 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davis, born in 1832 in Coalville, Leicestershire, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1863 in Masbrough, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Hightown, Yorkshire, England), Reuben (born 1868 in York, Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1873 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Dorothy (born 1875 in Houghton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Reuben's Boarder, Charles (born 1868 in Houghton, Durham, England), Reuben's Visitor, Bessey (born 1876 in Newbottle, Durham, England) and Reuben's Boarder, George (born 1828 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).


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Reuben Davis's household

Male

Reuben

Davis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davis

Wife
Female

Eliza

Davis

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davis

Daughter
Male

Reuben

Davis

Son
Male

George H

Daviss

Son
Female

Dorothy

Daviss

Daughter
Male

Charles

Whitehead

Boarder
Female

Bessey

Hodgon

Visitor
Male

George

Johnson

Boarder
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Davis

Head

Married

50

1831

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Davis

Wife

Married

49

1832

Coalville, Leicestershire, England

Eliza

Davis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Masbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Davis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Reuben

Davis

Son

Single

13

1868

York, Yorkshire, England

George H

Daviss

Son

Single

8

1873

York, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Daviss

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Houghton, Durham, England

Charles

Whitehead

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Houghton, Durham, England

Bessey

Hodgon

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Newbottle, Durham, England

George

Johnson

Boarder

Single

53

1828

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

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