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Household of John L Sayer (born 1836, Norfolk)

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.

John L Sayer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John L Sayer, born in 1836 in Whiteacre, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. John L was the head of the household, married to Emma Sayer, born in 1837 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Ethel Triplet (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England), Gertrude Triplet (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England) and Fanny Triplet (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John L's Brother In Law, Henry (born 1823 in London, Surrey, England), John L's Governess, Constance (born 1859 in Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England), John L's Servant, Esther (born 1857 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and John L's Servant, Sarah (born 1866 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).


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John L Sayer's household

Male

John L

Sayer

Head
Female

Emma

Sayer

Wife
Female

Ethel Triplet

Sayer

Daughter
Female

Gertrude Triplet

Sayer

Daughter
Female

Fanny Triplet

Sayer

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hamer

Brother In Law
Female

Constance

Towsey

Governess
Female

Esther

Weller

Servant
Female

Sarah

Stevens

Servant
First name(s) John L
Last name Sayer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Whiteacre, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John L

Sayer

Head

Married

45

1836

Whiteacre, Norfolk, England

Emma

Sayer

Wife

Married

44

1837

London, Middlesex, England

Ethel Triplet

Sayer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Gertrude Triplet

Sayer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Fanny Triplet

Sayer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Hamer

Brother In Law

Widower

58

1823

London, Surrey, England

Constance

Towsey

Governess

Single

22

1859

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Esther

Weller

Servant

Single

24

1857

Lewisham, Kent, England

Sarah

Stevens

Servant

Single

15

1866

Westminster, Middlesex, England

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