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Household of William Davis (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davis, born in 1851 in Lowton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davis, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Westleigh, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1875 in Abram, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Abram, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, John (born 1822 in Lowton, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales), William's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Sisley (born 1860 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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William Davis's household

Male

William

Davis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Davis

Daughter
Male

John T

Davis

Son
Male

William

Davis

Son
Female

Alice

Davis

Daughter
Male

John

Davis

Father
Male

Thomas

Jones

Boarder
Male

John

Sumner

Boarder
Female

Sisley

Sumner

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Lowton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davis

Head

Married

30

1851

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Davis

Wife

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Davis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

John T

Davis

Son

Single

6

1875

Abram, Lancashire, England

William

Davis

Son

Single

3

1878

Abram, Lancashire, England

Alice

Davis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Abram, Lancashire, England

John

Davis

Father

Widower

59

1822

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Jones

Boarder

Single

24

1857

St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales

John

Sumner

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sisley

Sumner

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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