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Household of John Sawyer (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sawyer, born in 1831 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Sawyer, born in 1832 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas R (born 1856 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1861 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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John Sawyer's household

Male

John

Sawyer

Head
Female

Alice

Sawyer

Wife
Male

Thomas R

Sawyer

Son
Female

Ellen

Sawyer

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sawyer

Daughter
Male

John

Sawyer

Son
Male

William

Sawyer

Son
Female

Margaret

Sawyer

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sawyer

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sawyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sawyer

Head

Married

50

1831

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sawyer

Wife

Married

49

1832

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas R

Sawyer

Son

Single

25

1856

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sawyer

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sawyer

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Sawyer

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Sawyer

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sawyer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sawyer

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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