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Household of John Sayers (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sayers, born in 1840 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Sayers, born in 1839 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1865 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), William (born 1870 in Leyton, Essex, England), Walter (born 1871 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Caroline (born 1875 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1879 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Infant (born 1881 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Thomas A Wort, born in 1857 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.


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John Sayers's household

Male

John

Sayers

Head
Female

Jane

Sayers

Wife
Male

John

Sayers

Son
Male

William

Sayers

Son
Male

Walter

Sayers

Son
Female

Caroline

Sayers

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sayers

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sayers

Son
Female

Infant

Sayers

Daughter
Male

Thomas A

Wort

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sayers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sayers

Head

Married

41

1840

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Jane

Sayers

Wife

Married

42

1839

Stratford, Essex, England

John

Sayers

Son

Single

16

1865

Bromley, Middlesex, England

William

Sayers

Son

Single

11

1870

Leyton, Essex, England

Walter

Sayers

Son

Single

10

1871

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Caroline

Sayers

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Sayers

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Edward

Sayers

Son

Single

2

1879

West Ham, Essex, England

Infant

Sayers

Daughter

Single

0

1881

West Ham, Essex, England

Thomas A

Wort

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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