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Household of William A Sawers (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

William A Sawers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Sawers, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sawers, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William A (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England), George T (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England) and Ernest H (born 1879 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Nephew, John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William A's Boarder, Thomas (born 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William A's Boarder, Henry P (born 1860 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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William A Sawers's household

Male

William A

Sawers

Head
Female

Isabella

Sawers

Wife
Male

William A

Sawers

Son
Male

George T

Sawers

Son
Male

Ernest H

Sawers

Son
Male

John

Sawers

Nephew
Male

Thomas

Neil

Boarder
Male

Henry P

Rowe

Boarder
First name(s) William A
Last name Sawers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Sawers

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sawers

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William A

Sawers

Son

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

George T

Sawers

Son

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Ernest H

Sawers

Son

Single

2

1879

London, Middlesex, England

John

Sawers

Nephew

Single

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Neil

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry P

Rowe

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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