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Household of William Davis (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davis, born in 1839 in Houghton Green, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Davis, born in 1841 in Gibralter, Warwickshire, England. They had 9 children; Thomas Henry (born 1862 in Gibralter, Cheshire, England), John (born 1864 in Gibralter, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1866 in Gibralter, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Gibralter, Cheshire, England), William (born 1870 in Gibralter, Cheshire, England), Edwin (born 1872 in Gibralter, Cheshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Gibralter, Cheshire, England), Joshua (born 1876 in Gibralter, Cheshire, England) and Hannah (born 1879 in Gibralter, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, William Morrison, born in 1839 in Gibralter, Cheshire, England.


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William Davis's household

Male

William

Davis

Head
Female

Harriet

Davis

Wife
Male

Thomas Henry

Davis

Son
Male

John

Davis

Son
Male

Samuel

Davis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Davis

Daughter
Male

William

Davis

Son
Male

Edwin

Davis

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Davis

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Davis

Son
Female

Hannah

Davis

Daughter
Male

William

Morrison

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Houghton Green, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davis

Head

Married

42

1839

Houghton Green, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Davis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Gibralter, Warwickshire, England

Thomas Henry

Davis

Son

Single

19

1862

Gibralter, Cheshire, England

John

Davis

Son

Single

17

1864

Gibralter, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Davis

Son

Single

15

1866

Gibralter, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Davis

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gibralter, Cheshire, England

William

Davis

Son

Single

11

1870

Gibralter, Cheshire, England

Edwin

Davis

Son

Single

9

1872

Gibralter, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Davis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gibralter, Cheshire, England

Joshua

Davis

Son

Single

5

1876

Gibralter, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Davis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gibralter, Cheshire, England

William

Morrison

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Gibralter, Cheshire, England

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