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Household of John Sawday (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 Sawday and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sawday, born in 1838 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sawday, born in 1837 in Devon, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1858 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), George (born 1860 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Eliza (born 1862 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Joseph (born 1865 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Frederick (born 1866 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), Lydia (born 1873 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and Lizzie (born 1875 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).


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John Sawday's household

Male

John

Sawday

Head
Female

Eliza

Sawday

Wife
Male

John

Sawday

Son
Male

George

Sawday

Son
Female

Eliza

Sawday

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sawday

Son
Male

Frederick

Sawday

Son
Female

Lydia

Sawday

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Sawday

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sawday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sawday

Head

Married

43

1838

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Eliza

Sawday

Wife

Married

44

1837

Devon, England

John

Sawday

Son

Single

23

1858

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

George

Sawday

Son

Single

21

1860

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Eliza

Sawday

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Joseph

Sawday

Son

Single

16

1865

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Frederick

Sawday

Son

Single

15

1866

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Lydia

Sawday

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Lizzie

Sawday

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

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