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Household of Robert Sawdon (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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.

Robert Sawdon and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sawdon, born in 1842 in Thwing, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sawdon, born in 1846 in Langtoft, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Jane Ann (born 1869 in Foxholes, Yorkshire, England), William Robert (born 1871 in Foxholes, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1873 in Foxholes, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1875 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England), John William (born 1877 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1878 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Fanny (born 1879 in Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, James (born 1864 in Rillington, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Servant, Robert (born 1864 in Sledmere, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Servant, Leonard (born 1865 in Bulmer, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Servant, Richard (born 1869 in East Lutton, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Sawdon's household

Male

Robert

Sawdon

Head
Female

Sarah

Sawdon

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Sawdon

Daughter
Male

William Robert

Sawdon

Son
Male

George

Sawdon

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Sawdon

Daughter
Male

John William

Sawdon

Son
Male

Richard

Sawdon

Son
Female

Fanny

Sawdon

Daughter
Male

James

King

Servant
Male

Robert

Mattson

Servant
Male

Leonard

Smith

Servant
Male

Richard

Berriman

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sawdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Thwing, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sawdon

Head

Married

39

1842

Thwing, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Sawdon

Wife

Married

35

1846

Langtoft, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Sawdon

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Foxholes, Yorkshire, England

William Robert

Sawdon

Son

Single

10

1871

Foxholes, Yorkshire, England

George

Sawdon

Son

Single

8

1873

Foxholes, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Sawdon

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

John William

Sawdon

Son

Single

4

1877

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Sawdon

Son

Single

3

1878

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Sawdon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Helperthorpe, Yorkshire, England

James

King

Servant

Single

17

1864

Rillington, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Mattson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sledmere, Yorkshire, England

Leonard

Smith

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bulmer, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Berriman

Servant

Single

12

1869

East Lutton, Yorkshire, England

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