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Household of Alexander Sanderson (born 1842, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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.

Alexander Sanderson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sanderson, born in 1842 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elvira Sanderson, born in 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Florence H (born 1870 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Jannet W (born 1874 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), Edward A (born 1876 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Seager P (born 1879 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, John (born 1858 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Frances E (born 1862 in Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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Alexander Sanderson's household

Male

Alexander

Sanderson

Head
Female

Elvira

Sanderson

Wife
Female

Florence H

Sanderson

Daughter
Female

Jannet W

Sanderson

Daughter
Male

Edward A

Sanderson

Son
Male

Seager P

Sanderson

Son
Male

John

Bell

Servant
Female

Frances E

Watt

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sanderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sanderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elvira

Sanderson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence H

Sanderson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Jannet W

Sanderson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Edward A

Sanderson

Son

Single

5

1876

Hartlepool, Durham, England

Seager P

Sanderson

Son

Single

2

1879

Hartlepool, Durham, England

John

Bell

Servant

Single

23

1858

Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Frances E

Watt

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hartlepool, Durham, England

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