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Household of William Davis (born 1834, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davis, born in 1834 in Walsall, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Davis, born in 1835 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1862 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England), Harriet (born 1867 in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1868 in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England), Elizah (born 1870 in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England), Lizzie (born 1873 in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England), Roseanna (born 1876 in Brereton, Staffordshire, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1852 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) and William's Lodger, James (born 1857 in Shropshire, England).


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William Davis's household

Male

William

Davis

Head
Female

Mary

Davis

Wife
Female

Sarah

Davis

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Davis

Daughter
Male

William

Davis

Son
Male

Elizah

Davis

Son
Female

Lizzie

Davis

Daughter
Female

Roseanna

Davis

Daughter
Male

Edward

Davis

Son
Male

James

Garrett

Lodger
Male

James

Lane

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davis

Head

Married

47

1834

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Davis

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Davis

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Davis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hednesford, Staffordshire, England

William

Davis

Son

Single

13

1868

Hednesford, Staffordshire, England

Elizah

Davis

Son

Single

11

1870

Hednesford, Staffordshire, England

Lizzie

Davis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hednesford, Staffordshire, England

Roseanna

Davis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Brereton, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Davis

Son

Single

1

1880

Hednesford, Staffordshire, England

James

Garrett

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

James

Lane

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Shropshire, England

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