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Household of John Sawyer (born 1845, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sawyer, born in 1845 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Phillis Sawyer, born in 1844 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1865 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), Anna (born 1872 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1876 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England) and Maria (born 1878 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).


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John Sawyer's household

Male

John

Sawyer

Head
Female

Phillis

Sawyer

Wife
Male

Joseph

Sawyer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sawyer

Daughter
Female

Anna

Sawyer

Daughter
Male

John

Sawyer

Son
Female

Maria

Sawyer

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sawyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sawyer

Head

Married

36

1845

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Phillis

Sawyer

Wife

Married

37

1844

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Sawyer

Son

Single

16

1865

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Sawyer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Anna

Sawyer

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

John

Sawyer

Son

Single

5

1876

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Sawyer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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