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Household of Thomas Davis (born 1842, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Thomas Davis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Davis, born in 1842 in Newport, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Davis, born in 1843 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; Esther E (born 1867 in Bollington, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Emma (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Caroline (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Davis's household

Male

Thomas

Davis

Head
Female

Ellen

Davis

Wife
Female

Esther E

Davis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davis

Daughter
Female

Emma

Davis

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Davis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Davis

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newport, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Davis

Head

Married

39

1842

Newport, Shropshire, England

Ellen

Davis

Wife

Married

38

1843

Matlock, Derbyshire, England

Esther E

Davis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Davis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Emma

Davis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Davis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Davis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Atherton, Lancashire, England

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