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Household of William Davis (born 1828, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1828 in Tipton, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Davis, born in 1832 in Netherton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1862 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Rebecca (born 1866 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and William (born 1876 in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1851 in Netherton), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1861 in Netherton) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1851 in Wellington).


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William Davis's household

Male

William

Davis

Head
Female

Phoebe

Davis

Wife
Female

Sarah

Davis

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Davis

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Davis

Son
Male

William

Davis

Son
Male

Thomas

Higgs

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Wils

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Phillips

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Davis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davis

Head

Married

53

1828

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Davis

Wife

Married

49

1832

Netherton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Davis

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Rebecca

Davis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Davis

Son

Single

8

1873

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

William

Davis

Son

Single

5

1876

Hednesford, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Higgs

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Netherton

Thomas

Wils

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Netherton

Thomas

Phillips

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Wellington

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