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Household of William Davenport (born 1796, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

William Davenport and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davenport, born in 1796 in Marton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Jane, born 1847 in Hanbury, Cheshire, England. He had 3 grandchildren; Mary E (born 1872 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Maria (born 1874 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Jane (born 1877 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In L, James Tansey, born in 1839 in Congleton, Cheshire, England.


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William Davenport's household

Male

William

Davenport

Head
Male

James

Tansey

Son In L
Female

Jane

Tansey

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Tansey

Grand Daughter
Female

Maria

Tansey

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Tansey

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Davenport
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 85
Birth year 1796
Birth place Marton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davenport

Head

Widower

85

1796

Marton, Lancashire, England

James

Tansey

Son In L

Married

42

1839

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Jane

Tansey

Daughter

Married

34

1847

Hanbury, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Tansey

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Maria

Tansey

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Jane

Tansey

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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