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Household of Sam Sayers (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Sam Sayers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sam Sayers, born in 1842 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Sam was the head of the household, married to Emma Sayers, born in 1852 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Joah (born 1877 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1880 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sam's Boarder, Richard Helliwell, born in 1858 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England.


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Sam Sayers's household

Male

Sam

Sayers

Head
Female

Emma

Sayers

Wife
Male

Joah

Sayers

Son
Female

Ada

Sayers

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sayers

Daughter
Male

Richard

Helliwell

Boarder
First name(s) Sam
Last name Sayers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sam

Sayers

Head

Married

39

1842

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Sayers

Wife

Married

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

Joah

Sayers

Son

Single

4

1877

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Sayers

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Sayers

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Helliwell

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

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