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Household of William Davy (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1837 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Davy, born in 1841 in Somerset, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1876 in Glamorganshire, Wales) and James (born 1879 in Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Ema (born 1862 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England), William's Son In Law Boarder, Robert (born 1856 in Tintagel, Cornwall, England), William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1837 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England), William's Visitor, Edward (born 1842 in -) and William's Boarder, George (born 1841 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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William Davy's household

Male

William

Davy

Head
Female

Sarah

Davy

Wife
Female

Ema

Cary

Boarder
Male

Robert

Cary

Son In Law Boarder
Male

George

Davy

Son
Male

James

Davy

Son
Male

Joseph

Johnson

Boarder
Male

Edward

Brooks

Visitor
Male

George

Thomas

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Davy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Barnstaple, 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

44

1837

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Sarah

Davy

Wife

Married

40

1841

Somerset, England

Ema

Cary

Boarder

Married

19

1862

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Robert

Cary

Son In Law Boarder

Married

25

1856

Tintagel, Cornwall, England

George

Davy

Son

Single

5

1876

Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Davy

Son

Single

2

1879

Glamorganshire, Wales

Joseph

Johnson

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Edward

Brooks

Visitor

Widower

39

1842

-

George

Thomas

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

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