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Household of William Davis (born 1836, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aston, Warwickshire, 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 1836 in Jackfield, Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to May E Davis, born in 1850 in Broseley, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; Herbert (born 1875 in Glamorganshire, Wales), May (born 1876 in Glamorganshire, Wales), Ann (born 1877 in Corby, Northamptonshire, England), Louisa (born 1879 in Corby, Northamptonshire, England) and Thomas (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Tressia Brookes, born in 1859 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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William Davis's household

Male

William

Davis

Head
Female

May E

Davis

Wife
Male

Herbert

Davis

Son
Female

May

Davis

Daughter
Female

Ann

Davis

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Davis

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Davis

Son
Female

Tressia

Brookes

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Jackfield, Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davis

Head

Married

45

1836

Jackfield, Shropshire, England

May E

Davis

Wife

Married

31

1850

Broseley, Shropshire, England

Herbert

Davis

Son

Single

6

1875

Glamorganshire, Wales

May

Davis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Glamorganshire, Wales

Ann

Davis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Corby, Northamptonshire, England

Louisa

Davis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Corby, Northamptonshire, England

Thomas

Davis

Son

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Tressia

Brookes

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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