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Household of William Davison (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davison, born in 1842 in Shields, Durham, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Davison, born in 1845 in Seaham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Thomas W (born 1872 in Seaham, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1874 in Seaham, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1865 in Seaham, Durham, England) and Margaret A (born 1879 in Seaham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Temple Dawson, born in 1852 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England.


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William Davison's household

Male

William

Davison

Head
Female

Hannah

Davison

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Davison

Son
Male

Matthew

Davison

Son
Female

Mary E

Davison

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Davison

Daughter
Male

Temple

Dawson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Davison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Shields, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davison

Head

Married

39

1842

Shields, Durham, England

Hannah

Davison

Wife

Married

36

1845

Seaham, Durham, England

Thomas W

Davison

Son

Single

9

1872

Seaham, Durham, England

Matthew

Davison

Son

Single

7

1874

Seaham, Durham, England

Mary E

Davison

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Seaham, Durham, England

Margaret A

Davison

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Seaham, Durham, England

Temple

Dawson

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

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