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Household of Benjamin J Sayce (born 1838, Denbighshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

Benjamin J Sayce and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin J Sayce, born in 1838 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin J was the head of the household, married to Mary E Sayce, born in 1833 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary A A (born 1861 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), George A (born 1863 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), Hilda F (born 1872 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Percival C (born 1874 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin J's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Cheshire, England) and Benjamin J's Servant, Caroline (born 1865 in Cheshire, England).


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Benjamin J Sayce's household

Male

Benjamin J

Sayce

Head
Female

Mary E

Sayce

Wife
Female

Mary A A

Sayce

Daughter
Male

George A

Sayce

Son
Female

Hilda F

Sayce

Daughter
Male

Percival C

Sayce

Son
Female

Ellen

Davies

Servant
Female

Caroline

Molyneux

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin J
Last name Sayce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin J

Sayce

Head

Married

43

1838

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Mary E

Sayce

Wife

Married

48

1833

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary A A

Sayce

Daughter

Single

20

1861

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

George A

Sayce

Son

Single

18

1863

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Hilda F

Sayce

Daughter

Single

9

1872

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Percival C

Sayce

Son

Single

7

1874

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Davies

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

Caroline

Molyneux

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

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