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Household of William Davisson (born 1847, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Davisson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davisson, born in 1847 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza E Davisson, born in 1845 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; George F (born 1871 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Edward H (born 1873 in Battersea, Surrey, England), John W (born 1877 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and William J (born 1880 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1827 in -) and William's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1862 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).


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William Davisson's household

Male

William

Davisson

Head
Female

Eliza E

Davisson

Wife
Male

George F

Davisson

Son
Male

Edward H

Davisson

Son
Male

John W

Davisson

Son
Male

William J

Davisson

Son
Female

Jane

Graham

Mother In Law
Male

Joseph

Graham

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Davisson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davisson

Head

Married

34

1847

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Eliza E

Davisson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Westminster, Middlesex, England

George F

Davisson

Son

Single

10

1871

Battersea, Surrey, England

Edward H

Davisson

Son

Single

8

1873

Battersea, Surrey, England

John W

Davisson

Son

Single

4

1877

Battersea, Surrey, England

William J

Davisson

Son

Single

1

1880

Battersea, Surrey, England

Jane

Graham

Mother In Law

Widow

54

1827

-

Joseph

Graham

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

Westminster, Middlesex, England

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