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Household of William Davy (born 1853, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Davy, born in 1853 in Tiverton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Davy, born in 1850 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Bertha H (born 1876 in Devon, England), Ada J (born 1878 in Spreyton, Devon, England) and Beatrice L (born 1879 in Spreyton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Nicholas (born 1842 in Abbotskerswell, Devon, England), William's Visitor, John (born 1871 in Devon, England), William's Visitor, Charles (born 1874 in Abbotskerswell, Devon, England) and William's Visitor, Thomas H (born 1875 in Abbotskerswell, Devon, England).


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William Davy's household

Male

William

Davy

Head
Female

Louisa

Davy

Wife
Female

Bertha H

Davy

Daughter
Female

Ada J

Davy

Daughter
Female

Beatrice L

Davy

Daughter
Male

Nicholas

Emmett

Visitor
Male

John

Emmett

Visitor
Male

Charles

Emmett

Visitor
Male

Thomas H

Emmett

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Davy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Tiverton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Davy

Head

Married

28

1853

Tiverton, Devon, England

Louisa

Davy

Wife

Married

31

1850

Devon, England

Bertha H

Davy

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Devon, England

Ada J

Davy

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Spreyton, Devon, England

Beatrice L

Davy

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Spreyton, Devon, England

Nicholas

Emmett

Visitor

Widower

39

1842

Abbotskerswell, Devon, England

John

Emmett

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Devon, England

Charles

Emmett

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Abbotskerswell, Devon, England

Thomas H

Emmett

Visitor

Single

6

1875

Abbotskerswell, Devon, England

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