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Household of William Laxton (born 1848, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 Laxton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laxton, born in 1848 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Laxton, born in 1855 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; William Watson (born 1877 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas Clement (born 1880 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Catherine Mary (born 1851 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England), William's Sister, Martha (born 1852 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, Louisa (born 1866 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).


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William Laxton's household

Male

William

Laxton

Head
Female

Sarah

Laxton

Wife
Male

William Watson

Laxton

Son
Male

Thomas Clement

Laxton

Son
Female

Catherine Mary

Watson

Sister
Female

Martha

Watson

Sister
Female

Louisa

Jakeman

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Laxton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laxton

Head

Married

33

1848

London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Laxton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

William Watson

Laxton

Son

Single

4

1877

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Thomas Clement

Laxton

Son

Single

1

1880

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Catherine Mary

Watson

Sister

Single

30

1851

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Watson

Sister

Single

29

1852

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Louisa

Jakeman

Servant

Single

15

1866

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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