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Household of William Davis (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davis, born in 1825 in Bentham, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Davis, born in 1833 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1857 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), Ada E (born 1861 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1864 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1869 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England) and Isabell (born 1874 in Morecambe, Lancashire, England).


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William Davis's household

Male

William

Davis

Head
Female

Sarah

Davis

Wife
Male

Henry

Davis

Son
Female

Ada E

Davis

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Davis

Daughter
Female

Mary

Davis

Daughter
Female

Annie

Davis

Daughter
Female

Isabell

Davis

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davis

Head

Married

56

1825

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Davis

Wife

Married

48

1833

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Henry

Davis

Son

Single

24

1857

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Ada E

Davis

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Davis

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Mary

Davis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Annie

Davis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

Isabell

Davis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Morecambe, Lancashire, England

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