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Household of Sarah Merry Davis (born 1848, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.

Sarah Merry Davis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Merry Davis, born in 1848 in Northfleet, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Sarah Merry was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Thomas William (born 1870 in Northfleet, Kent, England), Clara Alice (born 1873 in Northfleet, Kent, England), George (born 1875 in Chatham, Kent, England), Florence Ann (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England), William (born 1879 in Chatham, Kent, England) and James William (born 1881 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah Merry's Sister, Fanny Elizabeth (born 1856 in Northfleet, Kent, England) and Sarah Merry's Servant, Joseph (born 1845 in Maidstone, Kent, England).


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Sarah Merry Davis's household

Female

Sarah Merry

Davis

Head
Male

Thomas William

Davis

Son
Female

Clara Alice

Davis

Daughter
Male

George

Davis

Son
Female

Florence Ann

Davis

Daughter
Male

William

Davis

Son
Male

James William

Davis

Son
Female

Fanny Elizabeth

Baker

Sister
Male

Joseph

Pittlethorpe

Servant
First name(s) Sarah Merry
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Northfleet, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah Merry

Davis

Head

Widow

33

1848

Northfleet, Kent, England

Thomas William

Davis

Son

Single

11

1870

Northfleet, Kent, England

Clara Alice

Davis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Northfleet, Kent, England

George

Davis

Son

Single

6

1875

Chatham, Kent, England

Florence Ann

Davis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

William

Davis

Son

Single

2

1879

Chatham, Kent, England

James William

Davis

Son

Single

0

1881

Chatham, Kent, England

Fanny Elizabeth

Baker

Sister

Single

25

1856

Northfleet, Kent, England

Joseph

Pittlethorpe

Servant

Single

36

1845

Maidstone, Kent, England

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