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Household of John Sayers (born 1836, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Sayers and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sayers, born in 1836 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sayers, born in 1839 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Louisa (born 1876 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Clara (born 1878 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Bertha (born 1877 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Edith (born 1879 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Walworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Walter (born 1856 in Baughurst, Hampshire, England), John's Lodger Head, Samuel (born 1847 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and John's Nurse, Mary (born 1816 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).


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John Sayers's household

Male

John

Sayers

Head
Female

Sarah

Sayers

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sayers

Son
Female

Louisa

Sayers

Daughter
Female

Clara

Sayers

Daughter
Male

Walter

Monger

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Alford

Lodger Head
Female

Katherine

Alford

Wife
Female

Bertha

Alford

Daughter
Female

Edith

Alford

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Alford

Son
Female

Mary

Barrett

Nurse
First name(s) John
Last name Sayers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sayers

Head

Married

45

1836

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Sarah

Sayers

Wife

Married

42

1839

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Thomas

Sayers

Son

Single

16

1865

Walworth, Surrey, England

Louisa

Sayers

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Walworth, Surrey, England

Clara

Sayers

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Walworth, Surrey, England

Walter

Monger

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Baughurst, Hampshire, England

Samuel

Alford

Lodger Head

Married

34

1847

Woolwich, Kent, England

Katherine

Alford

Wife

Married

26

1855

Warmington, Oxfordshire, England

Bertha

Alford

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Edith

Alford

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Walworth, Surrey, England

Samuel

Alford

Son

Single

0

1881

Walworth, Surrey, England

Mary

Barrett

Nurse

Widow

65

1816

Westminster, Middlesex, England

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