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Household of William Davis (born 1812, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Davis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davis, born in 1812 in Eggbuckland, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Davis, born in 1817 in South Brent, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Maria (born 1851 in South Brent, Devon, England), William Edward (born 1854 in South Brent, Devon, England), Bertha (born 1855 in South Brent, Devon, England), Rhoda (born 1857 in South Brent, Devon, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1859 in South Brent, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Lewis Lazarus, born in 1845 in Exeter, Devon, England.


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William Davis's household

Male

William

Davis

Head
Female

Eliza

Davis

Wife
Female

Maria

Davis

Daughter
Male

William Edward

Davis

Son
Female

Bertha

Davis

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Davis

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Davis

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Lazarus

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Eggbuckland, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davis

Head

Married

69

1812

Eggbuckland, Devon, England

Eliza

Davis

Wife

Married

64

1817

South Brent, Devon, England

Maria

Davis

Daughter

Single

30

1851

South Brent, Devon, England

William Edward

Davis

Son

Single

27

1854

South Brent, Devon, England

Bertha

Davis

Daughter

Single

26

1855

South Brent, Devon, England

Rhoda

Davis

Daughter

Single

24

1857

South Brent, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Davis

Daughter

Single

22

1859

South Brent, Devon, England

Lewis

Lazarus

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Exeter, Devon, England

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