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Household of John Sawyer (born 1830, Middlesex)

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 Sawyer and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sawyer, born in 1830 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Marian (born 1860 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Joseph M (born 1866 in Bexley, Kent, England), John H (born 1868 in Bexley, Kent, England), Ethel (born 1871 in Bexley, Kent, England) and Samuel M (born 1875 in Blackheath, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Greenwich, Kent, England), John's Servant, Emma (born 1856 in Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire, England), John's Servant, Blanche (born 1859 in France), John's Visitor, Emma J (born 1828 in Blackfriars, Surrey, England), John's Servant, Emma (born 1840 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Mary A E (born 1855 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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John Sawyer's household

Male

John

Sawyer

Head
Female

Marian

Sawyer

Daughter
Male

Joseph M

Sawyer

Son
Male

John H

Sawyer

Son
Female

Ethel

Sawyer

Daughter
Male

Samuel M

Sawyer

Son
Female

Mary

Tomlinson

Servant
Female

Emma

Whyman

Servant
Female

Blanche

Allo

Servant
Female

Emma J

Boyson

Visitor
Female

Emma

Hargood

Servant
Female

Mary A E

Baysett

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sawyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sawyer

Head

Widower

51

1830

London, Middlesex, England

Marian

Sawyer

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Joseph M

Sawyer

Son

Single

15

1866

Bexley, Kent, England

John H

Sawyer

Son

Single

13

1868

Bexley, Kent, England

Ethel

Sawyer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bexley, Kent, England

Samuel M

Sawyer

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackheath, Kent, England

Mary

Tomlinson

Servant

Single

29

1852

Greenwich, Kent, England

Emma

Whyman

Servant

Single

25

1856

Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire, England

Blanche

Allo

Servant

Single

22

1859

France

Emma J

Boyson

Visitor

Single

53

1828

Blackfriars, Surrey, England

Emma

Hargood

Servant

Single

41

1840

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary A E

Baysett

Servant

Single

26

1855

Deptford, Kent, England

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