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Household of William Davis (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davis, born in 1840 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Davies, born in 1841 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ann J (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Sarah Lawton, born in 1812 in -.


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William Davis's household

Male

William

Davis

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Davies

Wife
Female

Mary A

Davies

Daughter
Female

Ann J

Davies

Daughter
Male

William

Davies

Son
Male

John

Davies

Son
Female

Ellen

Davies

Daughter
Male

Henry

Davies

Son
Female

Sarah

Lawton

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davis

Head

Married

41

1840

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Davies

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Davies

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ann J

Davies

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Davies

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Davies

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Davies

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Davies

Son

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Lawton

Lodger

Widow

69

1812

-

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