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Household of William Davison (born 1827, Yorkshire)

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 Davison and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davison, born in 1827 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Olive Davison, born in 1822 in Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Ann Midgley, born in 1858 in Africa.


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William Davison's household

Male

William

Davison

Head
Female

Olive

Davison

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Midgley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davison

Head

Married

54

1827

York, Yorkshire, England

Olive

Davison

Wife

Married

59

1822

Hampshire, England

Mary Ann

Midgley

Servant

Single

23

1858

Africa

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