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Household of Thomas Davis (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Davis, born in 1840 in Lytham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Davis, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1866 in Ireland), Mary A (born 1866 in Ireland), Alice (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Francis Martin, born in 1831 in Ireland.


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Thomas Davis's household

Male

Thomas

Davis

Head
Female

Mary

Davis

Wife
Male

Andrew

Davis

Son
Female

Mary A

Davis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Davis

Daughter
Female

Frances

Davis

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Davis

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Davis

Son
Male

Francis

Martin

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lytham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Davis

Head

Married

41

1840

Lytham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Davis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Andrew

Davis

Son

Single

15

1866

Ireland

Mary A

Davis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ireland

Alice

Davis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Frances

Davis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Davis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Davis

Son

Single

1

1880

Preston, Lancashire, England

Francis

Martin

Servant

Single

50

1831

Ireland

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