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Household of Sam Avison (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Sam Avison and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sam Avison, born in 1821 in Lindley, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Sam was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Fred (born 1854 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England), Sam (born 1862 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1865 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England) and Davina (born 1851 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England). He had 5 grandchildren; Charley (born 1868 in South Crosland, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1872 in South Crosland, Yorkshire, England), Joe (born 1874 in South Crosland, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1877 in South Crosland, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1880 in South Crosland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sam's Son In Law, Mellim Taylor, born in 1850 in South Crosland, Yorkshire, England.


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Sam Avison's household

Male

Sam

Avison

Head
Male

Fred

Avison

Son
Male

Sam

Avison

Son
Male

George

Avison

Son
Male

Charley

Avison

Grand Son
Male

Mellim

Taylor

Son In Law
Female

Davina

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Harry

Taylor

Grand Son
Male

Joe

Taylor

Grand Son
Male

Arthur

Taylor

Grand Son
Female

Sarah A

Taylor

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Sam
Last name Avison
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sam

Avison

Head

Widower

60

1821

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Avison

Son

Single

27

1854

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Avison

Son

Single

19

1862

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

George

Avison

Son

Single

16

1865

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Charley

Avison

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

South Crosland, Yorkshire, England

Mellim

Taylor

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

South Crosland, Yorkshire, England

Davina

Taylor

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

South Crosland, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

South Crosland, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

South Crosland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Taylor

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Crosland, Yorkshire, England

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