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Household of James Sawers (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

James Sawers and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sawers, born in 1842 in Newmilns, Ayrshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Sawers, born in 1840 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Robertson, born in 1864 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Sawers's household

Male

James

Sawers

Head
Female

Mary

Sawers

Wife
Male

William

Sawers

Son
Male

Thomas

Sawers

Son
Female

Mary

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Sawers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sawers

Head

Married

39

1842

Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Sawers

Wife

Married

41

1840

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Sawers

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Sawers

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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