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Household of William Davis (born 1819, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davis, born in 1819 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davis, born in 1835 in Stawley, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1870 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Martha (born 1872 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Elizabeth Thorne, born in 1864 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Davis's household

Male

William

Davis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thorne

Step Daughter
Male

James

Davis

Son
Female

Martha

Davis

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davis

Head

Married

62

1819

Taunton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Davis

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stawley, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Thorne

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

James

Davis

Son

Single

11

1870

Taunton, Somerset, England

Martha

Davis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Taunton, Somerset, England

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