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Household of John Saunders (born 1837, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Saunders and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Saunders, born in 1837 in Brome, Suffolk, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Saunders, born in 1841 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1867 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Francis J (born 1869 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Catherine (born 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Ellen (born 1856 in Enfield, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, Robert (born 1851 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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John Saunders's household

Male

John

Saunders

Head
Female

Mary

Saunders

Wife
Female

Ellen

Saunders

Daughter
Male

Francis J

Saunders

Son
Female

Emma

Saunders

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Saunders

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Saunders

Daughter
Male

James

Saunders

Son
Female

Ellen

Belson

Sister
Male

Robert

Knowlton

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Saunders
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Brome, Suffolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Saunders

Head

Married

44

1837

Brome, Suffolk, England

Mary

Saunders

Wife

Married

40

1841

Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, England

Ellen

Saunders

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Francis J

Saunders

Son

Single

12

1869

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Emma

Saunders

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Saunders

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Saunders

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

James

Saunders

Son

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Belson

Sister

Single

25

1856

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Robert

Knowlton

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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