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Household of Sarah Sanson (born 1831, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Sarah Sanson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Sanson, born in 1831 in Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Harriet (born 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Nellie (born 1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Charles (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Maude (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Lodger, Fanny (born 1861 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Sarah's Lodger, Emily (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Sarah Sanson's household

Female

Sarah

Sanson

Head
Female

Harriet

Matthews

Daughter
Male

Charles

Matthews

Grand Son
Female

Maude

Matthews

Grand Daughter
Female

Nellie

Sansen

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Morris

Lodger
Female

Emily

Chatfield

Lodger
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Sanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Sanson

Head

Widow

50

1831

Derbyshire, England

Harriet

Matthews

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Matthews

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Maude

Matthews

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Nellie

Sansen

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Fanny

Morris

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emily

Chatfield

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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