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Household of James Saxton (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

James Saxton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Saxton, born in 1819 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ruth Saxton, born in 1833 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Hannah (born 1856 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England), Nancy (born 1858 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1853 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; George (born 1876 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1879 in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Harry Thackray, born in 1856 in Bramley, Yorkshire, England.


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James Saxton's household

Male

James

Saxton

Head
Female

Ruth

Saxton

Wife
Female

Hannah

Saxton

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Saxton

Daughter
Male

Harry

Thackray

Son In Law
Female

Jane

Thackray

Daughter
Male

George

Thackray

Grand Son
Male

John Wm

Thackray

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Saxton

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Saxton

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Saxton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Saxton

Head

Married

62

1819

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Saxton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Saxton

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Saxton

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Thackray

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Bramley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Thackray

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

George

Thackray

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Thackray

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Saxton

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Saxton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Yeadon, Yorkshire, England

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