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Household of Nathaniel Saxon (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

Nathaniel Saxon and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nathaniel Saxon, born in 1845 in Bruton, Somerset, consisted of 19 members. Nathaniel was the head of the household, married to Emily M C Saxon, born in 1850 in Cranborne, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Harold S (born 1870 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Mabel V C (born 1872 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Ernest N (born 1873 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Frederick B (born 1874 in Seaton, Devon, England) and Gertrude M E (born 1881 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nathaniel's Cousin, Elizabeth M (born 1850 in Castle Cary, Somerset, England), Nathaniel's Servant, Ella B (born 1856 in Herefordshire, England), Nathaniel's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Cornwall, England), Nathaniel's Servant, Albert E (born 1866 in Pilton, Devon, England), Nathaniel's Servant, Isabel (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Nathaniel's Servant, Alice J (born 1862 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Nathaniel's Servant, Frances (born 1851 in Devon, England), Nathaniel's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Nathaniel's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Nathaniel's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Instow, Devon, England), Nathaniel's Boarder, Edward (born 1833 in Ireland) and Nathaniel's Servant, Emily (born 1856 in Bideford, Devon, England).


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Nathaniel Saxon's household

Male

Nathaniel

Saxon

Head
Female

Emily M C

Saxon

Wife
Male

Harold S

Saxon

Son
Female

Mabel V C

Saxon

Daughter
Male

Ernest N

Saxon

Son
Male

Frederick B

Saxon

Son
Female

Gertrude M E

Saxon

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Harold

Cousin
Female

Ella B

May

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Daw

Servant
Male

Albert E

Ridd

Servant
Female

Isabel

Avery

Servant
Female

Alice J

Cawsey

Servant
Female

Frances

Godfry

Servant
Female

Sarah

Banfield

Servant
Female

Catherine

Gilbert

Servant
Male

Thomas

Ridge

Servant
Male

Edward

Murray

Boarder
Female

Emily

Blackmore

Servant
First name(s) Nathaniel
Last name Saxon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Bruton, Somerset, England

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nathaniel

Saxon

Head

Married

36

1845

Bruton, Somerset, England

Emily M C

Saxon

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cranborne, Dorset, England

Harold S

Saxon

Son

Single

11

1870

Bridport, Dorset, England

Mabel V C

Saxon

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bridport, Dorset, England

Ernest N

Saxon

Son

Single

8

1873

Bridport, Dorset, England

Frederick B

Saxon

Son

Single

7

1874

Seaton, Devon, England

Gertrude M E

Saxon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth M

Harold

Cousin

Single

31

1850

Castle Cary, Somerset, England

Ella B

May

Servant

Single

25

1856

Herefordshire, England

Elizabeth

Daw

Servant

Single

31

1850

Cornwall, England

Albert E

Ridd

Servant

Single

15

1866

Pilton, Devon, England

Isabel

Avery

Servant

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

Alice J

Cawsey

Servant

Single

19

1862

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Frances

Godfry

Servant

Single

30

1851

Devon, England

Sarah

Banfield

Servant

Single

21

1860

Plymouth, Devon, England

Catherine

Gilbert

Servant

Single

18

1863

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Thomas

Ridge

Servant

Single

19

1862

Instow, Devon, England

Edward

Murray

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Ireland

Emily

Blackmore

Servant

Single

25

1856

Bideford, Devon, England

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