William Davis in Worcestershire, Staffordshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Davis of 65 Halesowen Road, Dudley (Worcs), Worcestershire, Staffordshire, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Davis
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Birth year: 1835
Occupation: Coal Miner
Birth town: Lye
Birth county: Staffordshire
Birth place: England
Street: 65 Halesowen Road
Town: —
Parish: Dudley (Worcs)
County: Worcestershire, Staffordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Dudley

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Lavina	Last name Davis	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 44	Birth year 1837	Occupation Nailor	Birth place Lye, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Davis	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 24	Birth year 1857	Occupation Stone Miner	Birth place Lye, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Phoebe	Last name Davis	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Nailor	Birth place Lye, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Davis	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Nailor	Birth place Lye, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Davis	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Lye, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Henry	Last name Davis	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Lye, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) James	Last name Davis	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Lye, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Benjamin	Last name Davis	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Lye, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) George	Last name Berry	Relationship Lodger	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Iron Worker	Birth place Lye, Staffordshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Davis family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Davis and 9 other people

Davis family summary

NAME: William Davis
BORN: 1835
BIRTH COUNTY: Staffordshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Dudley (Worcs), Worcestershire, Staffordshire, England