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Household of William Davey (born 1833, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Davey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davey, born in 1833 in Liskeard, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davey, born in 1833 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1866 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Anne (born 1869 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), James (born 1872 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England) and Emily (born 1876 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, William (born 1854 in Cardiganshire, Wales), William's Cousin, Margaret (born 1858 in Cardiganshire, Wales), William's Cousin, Griffith (born 1875 in Cardiganshire, Wales) and William's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Cardiganshire, Wales).


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William Davey's household

Male

William

Davey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davey

Wife
Male

John

Davey

Son
Female

Anne

Davey

Daughter
Male

James

Davey

Son
Female

Emily

Davey

Daughter
Male

William

Lewis

Brother In Law
Female

Margaret

Evans

Cousin
Male

Griffith

Evans

Cousin
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Davey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davey

Head

Married

48

1833

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Davey

Wife

Married

48

1833

Exeter, Devon, England

John

Davey

Son

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Anne

Davey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

James

Davey

Son

Single

9

1872

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Emily

Davey

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

William

Lewis

Brother In Law

Single

27

1854

Cardiganshire, Wales

Margaret

Evans

Cousin

Single

23

1858

Cardiganshire, Wales

Griffith

Evans

Cousin

Single

6

1875

Cardiganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Williams

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Cardiganshire, Wales

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