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Household of William Davy (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Davy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davy, born in 1839 in Swimbridge, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Davy, born in 1847 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1868 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Percy (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1859 in Germany) and William's Lodger, Emile (born 1859 in Austria).


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William Davy's household

Male

William

Davy

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Davy

Wife
Male

Frederick

Davy

Son
Male

Ernest

Davy

Son
Male

Percy

Davy

Son
Male

Joseph

Hoffman

Lodger
Male

Emile

Hecht

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Davy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Swimbridge, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davy

Head

Married

42

1839

Swimbridge, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Davy

Wife

Married

34

1847

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Frederick

Davy

Son

Single

13

1868

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Ernest

Davy

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Percy

Davy

Son

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Hoffman

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Germany

Emile

Hecht

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Austria

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