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Household of Richard Davis (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Davis, born in 1847 in Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Davis, born in 1847 in Moorlinch, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Richard W (born 1871 in Oakhill, Somerset, England), Ernest M (born 1876 in Oakhill, Somerset, England), Thomas P (born 1877 in Oakhill, Somerset, England), Amy L (born 1879 in Oakhill, Somerset, England) and Harold S (born 1881 in Oakhill, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Sarah Button, born in 1868 in Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England.


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Richard Davis's household

Male

Richard

Davis

Head
Female

Eliza J

Davis

Wife
Male

Richard W

Davis

Son
Male

Ernest M

Davis

Son
Male

Thomas P

Davis

Son
Female

Amy L

Davis

Daughter
Male

Harold S

Davis

Son
Female

Sarah

Button

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Davis

Head

Married

34

1847

Somerset, England

Eliza J

Davis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Moorlinch, Somerset, England

Richard W

Davis

Son

Single

10

1871

Oakhill, Somerset, England

Ernest M

Davis

Son

Single

5

1876

Oakhill, Somerset, England

Thomas P

Davis

Son

Single

4

1877

Oakhill, Somerset, England

Amy L

Davis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oakhill, Somerset, England

Harold S

Davis

Son

Single

0

1881

Oakhill, Somerset, England

Sarah

Button

Servant

Single

13

1868

Leigh on Mendip, Somerset, England

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