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Household of John Sayers (born 1843, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sayers, born in 1843 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Sayers, born in 1847 in Coxhoe, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Tom (born 1869 in Willington, Durham, England), Polly (born 1873 in Willington, Durham, England), John (born 1875 in Willington, Durham, England), Henry (born 1877 in Willington, Durham, England), James (born 1880 in Willington, Durham, England) and Esther (born 1881 in Willington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Catherine Collarton, born in 1866 in Willington, Durham, England.


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John Sayers's household

Male

John

Sayers

Head
Female

Ann

Sayers

Wife
Male

Tom

Sayers

Son
Female

Polly

Sayers

Daughter
Male

John

Sayers

Son
Male

Henry

Sayers

Son
Male

James

Sayers

Son
Female

Esther

Sayers

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Collarton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sayers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sayers

Head

Married

38

1843

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Sayers

Wife

Married

34

1847

Coxhoe, Durham, England

Tom

Sayers

Son

Single

12

1869

Willington, Durham, England

Polly

Sayers

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Willington, Durham, England

John

Sayers

Son

Single

6

1875

Willington, Durham, England

Henry

Sayers

Son

Single

4

1877

Willington, Durham, England

James

Sayers

Son

Single

1

1880

Willington, Durham, England

Esther

Sayers

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Willington, Durham, England

Catherine

Collarton

Servant

Single

15

1866

Willington, Durham, England

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