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Household of Robert Davis (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Robert Davis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Davis, born in 1839 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ellen Davis, born in 1847 in Higham, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1879 in Padiham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Daughter, Mary E (born 1869 in Higham, Lancashire, England), Robert's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1871 in Higham, Lancashire, England), Robert's Step Daughter, Ann (born 1875 in Higham, Lancashire, England), Robert's Step Son, John W (born 1872 in Higham, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Boarder, Sarah A (born 1861 in Wheatley Lane, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Davis's household

Female

Robert

Davis

Head
Female

Ellen

Davis

Wife
Female

Mary E

Dinsdale (Davis)

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dinsdale (Davis)

Step Daughter
Female

Ann

Dinsdale (Davis)

Step Daughter
Male

John W

Dinsdale (Davis)

Step Son
Female

Ann

Davis

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Riley

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Davis

Head

Married

42

1839

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Davis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Higham, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Dinsdale (Davis)

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Higham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Dinsdale (Davis)

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Higham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Dinsdale (Davis)

Step Daughter

Single

6

1875

Higham, Lancashire, England

John W

Dinsdale (Davis)

Step Son

Single

9

1872

Higham, Lancashire, England

Ann

Davis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Riley

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Wheatley Lane, Lancashire, England

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