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Household of Robert Davison (born 1838, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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.

Robert Davison and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Davison, born in 1838 in Bywell, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Davison, born in 1842 in Wooburn, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Bywell, Northumberland, England), Ellen M (born 1869 in Bywell, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1871 in Bywell, Northumberland, England), Francis (born 1876 in Medomsley, Durham, England) and Aaron (born 1878 in Medomsley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, James Barlow, born in 1856 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales.


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Robert Davison's household

Male

Robert

Davison

Head
Female

Mary

Davison

Wife
Male

William

Davison

Son
Female

Ellen M

Davison

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Davison

Daughter
Male

Francis

Davison

Son
Male

Aaron

Davison

Son
Male

James

Barlow

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bywell, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Davison

Head

Married

43

1838

Bywell, Northumberland, England

Mary

Davison

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wooburn, Northumberland, England

William

Davison

Son

Single

13

1868

Bywell, Northumberland, England

Ellen M

Davison

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bywell, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth Ann

Davison

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bywell, Northumberland, England

Francis

Davison

Son

Single

5

1876

Medomsley, Durham, England

Aaron

Davison

Son

Single

3

1878

Medomsley, Durham, England

James

Barlow

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

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