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Household of Sophia Saxon (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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.

Sophia Saxon and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Saxon, born in 1820 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Ellen (born 1857 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1860 in Wingate, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sophia's Boarder, Samuel Jas Littlejohns, born in 1856 in Illogan, Cornwall, England.


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Sophia Saxon's household

Female

Sophia

Saxon

Head
Female

Ellen

Saxon

Daughter
Male

John

Saxon

Son
Male

Samuel Jas

Littlejohns

Boarder
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Saxon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Sophia

Saxon

Head

Widow

61

1820

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Saxon

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Saxon

Son

Single

21

1860

Wingate, Durham, England

Samuel Jas

Littlejohns

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Illogan, Cornwall, England

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