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Household of Nicholas Saxon (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Nicholas Saxon and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Saxon, born in 1845 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Saxon, born in 1836 in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), Nimrod (born 1875 in Cheshire, England) and James (born 1878 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Step Son In Law, James (born 1860 in Cheshire, England), Nicholas's Step Daughter In Law, Fanny (born 1867 in Cheshire, England), Nicholas's Step Son In Law, Walter (born 1870 in Cheshire, England) and Nicholas's Step Son, Dan (born 1873 in Cheshire, England).


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Nicholas Saxon's household

Male

Nicholas

Saxon

Head
Female

Mary A

Saxon

Wife
Male

James

Cowell

Step Son In Law
Female

Fanny

Cowell

Step Daughter In Law
Male

John W

Saxon

Son
Male

Walter

Cowell

Step Son In Law
Female

Ann

Saxon

Daughter
Male

Dan

Cowell

Step Son
Female

Alice

Saxon

Daughter
Male

Nimrod

Saxon

Son
Male

James

Saxon

Son
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Saxon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Saxon

Head

Married

36

1845

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Saxon

Wife

Married

45

1836

Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England

James

Cowell

Step Son In Law

Single

21

1860

Cheshire, England

Fanny

Cowell

Step Daughter In Law

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

John W

Saxon

Son

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Walter

Cowell

Step Son In Law

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Ann

Saxon

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Dan

Cowell

Step Son

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

Alice

Saxon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

Nimrod

Saxon

Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

James

Saxon

Son

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

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