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Household of William Dovey (born 1844, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Dovey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dovey, born in 1844 in Whitbourne, Herefordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Dovey, born in 1840 in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; Clara (born 1869 in Birmingham) and Annie (born 1871 in Birmingham).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Susan (born 1865 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, Louisa (born 1865 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England).


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William Dovey's household

Male

William

Dovey

Head
Female

Mary

Dovey

Wife
Female

Clara

Dovey

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dovey

Daughter
Female

Susan

Fletcher

Servant
Female

Louisa

Pugh

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dovey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Whitbourne, Herefordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dovey

Head

Married

37

1844

Whitbourne, Herefordshire, England

Mary

Dovey

Wife

Married

41

1840

Diddlebury, Shropshire, England

Clara

Dovey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birmingham

Annie

Dovey

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birmingham

Susan

Fletcher

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Pugh

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

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