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Household of John Sayer (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Sayer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sayer, born in 1838 in Lower House, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Sayer, born in 1840 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth A (born 1865 in Lower House, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1868 in Lower House, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1870 in Lower House, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Lower House, Lancashire, England) and Sophia (born 1878 in Lower House, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary E Howarth, born in 1852 in Lower House, Lancashire, England.


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John Sayer's household

Male

John

Sayer

Head
Female

Alice

Sayer

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Sayer

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Sayer

Daughter
Female

Clara

Sayer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sayer

Son
Female

Sophia

Sayer

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Howarth

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sayer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lower House, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sayer

Head

Married

43

1838

Lower House, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sayer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Sayer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lower House, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Sayer

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lower House, Lancashire, England

Clara

Sayer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lower House, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sayer

Son

Single

8

1873

Lower House, Lancashire, England

Sophia

Sayer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lower House, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Howarth

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Lower House, Lancashire, England

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