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Household of William Davey (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, Devon, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davey, born in 1845 in North Tawton, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Davey, born in 1855 in South Tawton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Ellen M (born 1877 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1879 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England) and William J (born 1880 in Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Harriett (born 1848 in Drewsteignton, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Richard (born 1866 in Okehampton, Devon, England).


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William Davey's household

Male

William

Davey

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Davey

Wife
Female

Ellen M

Davey

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Davey

Daughter
Male

William J

Davey

Son
Female

Harriett

Osborne

Servant
Male

Richard

Daring

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place North Tawton, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davey

Head

Married

36

1845

North Tawton, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Davey

Wife

Married

26

1855

South Tawton, Devon, England

Ellen M

Davey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

Jessie

Davey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

William J

Davey

Son

Single

1

1880

Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England

Harriett

Osborne

Servant

Single

33

1848

Drewsteignton, Devon, England

Richard

Daring

Servant

Single

15

1866

Okehampton, Devon, England

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