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Household of Edward Saxton (born 1815, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Edward Saxton and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Saxton, born in 1815 in Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Harriet Saxton, born in 1822 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Harriet (born 1848 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1850 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Percy (born 1851 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Edith (born 1852 in Lewisham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Emily (born 1856 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Edward's Servant, Ellen (born 1854 in Bradfield, Berkshire, England), Edward's Servant, Annie (born 1850 in Swaffham, Norfolk, England), Edward's Servant, Clara (born 1849 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and Edward's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Brixton, Surrey, England).


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Edward Saxton's household

Male

Edward

Saxton

Head
Female

Harriet

Saxton

Wife
Female

Harriet

Saxton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Saxton

Daughter
Male

Percy

Saxton

Son
Female

Edith

Saxton

Daughter
Female

Emily

Flowers

Servant
Female

Ellen

Snell

Servant
Female

Annie

Muffin

Servant
Female

Clara

Kilminster

Servant
Female

Ellen

Greenfield

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Saxton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Saxton

Head

Married

66

1815

Shropshire, England

Harriet

Saxton

Wife

Married

59

1822

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Saxton

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Saxton

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Islington, Middlesex, England

Percy

Saxton

Son

Single

30

1851

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edith

Saxton

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Lewisham, Kent, England

Emily

Flowers

Servant

Single

25

1856

Plaistow, Essex, England

Ellen

Snell

Servant

Single

27

1854

Bradfield, Berkshire, England

Annie

Muffin

Servant

Single

31

1850

Swaffham, Norfolk, England

Clara

Kilminster

Servant

Single

32

1849

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Ellen

Greenfield

Servant

Single

16

1865

Brixton, Surrey, England

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