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Household of William Davison (born 1850, Derbyshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davison, born in 1850 in Bolsover, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Davison, born in 1849 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Fred (born 1869 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1871 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Silvester (born 1874 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Willis (born 1875 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Catherine (born 1878 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England) and William John (born 1880 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England).


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William Davison's household

Male

William

Davison

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Davison

Wife
Male

Fred

Davison

Son
Male

Albert

Davison

Son
Male

Silvester

Davison

Son
Male

Willis

Davison

Son
Female

Catherine

Davison

Daughter
Male

William John

Davison

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Bolsover, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davison

Head

Married

31

1850

Bolsover, Derbyshire, England

Mary Jane

Davison

Wife

Married

32

1849

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Davison

Son

Single

12

1869

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Davison

Son

Single

10

1871

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Silvester

Davison

Son

Single

7

1874

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Willis

Davison

Son

Single

6

1875

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Davison

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

William John

Davison

Son

Single

1

1880

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

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