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Household of William Davison (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davison, born in 1847 in Cornforth, Durham, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret H Davison, born in 1850 in Scotland. They had 2 children; William M (born 1870 in Scotland) and Elizabeth A (born 1881 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Jane Kirkley, born in 1866 in Spennymoor, Durham, England.


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William Davison's household

Male

William

Davison

Head
Female

Margaret H

Davison

Wife
Male

William M

Davison

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Davison

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Kirkley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cornforth, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davison

Head

Married

34

1847

Cornforth, Durham, England

Margaret H

Davison

Wife

Married

31

1850

Scotland

William M

Davison

Son

Single

11

1870

Scotland

Elizabeth A

Davison

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Kirkley

Servant

Single

15

1866

Spennymoor, Durham, England

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