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Household of Richard Davis (born 1836, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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.

Richard Davis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Davis, born in 1836 in Charminster, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Phillis Davis, born in 1842 in Nether Cerne, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; William John (born 1865 in Woodsford, Dorset, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, England), George (born 1870 in Charminster, Dorset, England), Charles (born 1873 in Charminster, Dorset, England), Mary Amelia (born 1875 in Stratton, Dorset, England) and James (born 1878 in Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger, George Davis, born in 1801 in Frome St Quintin, Dorset, England.


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Richard Davis's household

Male

Richard

Davis

Head
Female

Phillis

Davis

Wife
Male

William John

Davis

Son
Female

Sarah

Davis

Daughter
Male

George

Davis

Son
Male

Charles

Davis

Son
Female

Mary Amelia

Davis

Daughter
Male

James

Davis

Son
Male

George

Davis

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Charminster, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Davis

Head

Married

45

1836

Charminster, Dorset, England

Phillis

Davis

Wife

Married

39

1842

Nether Cerne, Dorset, England

William John

Davis

Son

Single

16

1865

Woodsford, Dorset, England

Sarah

Davis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, England

George

Davis

Son

Single

11

1870

Charminster, Dorset, England

Charles

Davis

Son

Single

8

1873

Charminster, Dorset, England

Mary Amelia

Davis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stratton, Dorset, England

James

Davis

Son

Single

3

1878

Bradford Peverell, Dorset, England

George

Davis

Lodger

Widower

80

1801

Frome St Quintin, Dorset, England

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