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Household of William R Sawyer (born 1855, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 R Sawyer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Sawyer, born in 1855 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Clara A Sawyer, born in 1853 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Emma J (born 1878 in Paignton, Devon, England) and Clara (born 1879 in Paignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Servant, Bessie Meneffie, born in 1865 in Paignton, Devon, England.


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William R Sawyer's household

Male

William R

Sawyer

Head
Female

Clara A

Sawyer

Wife
Female

Emma J

Sawyer

Daughter
Female

Clara

Sawyer

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Meneffie

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Sawyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Sawyer

Head

Married

26

1855

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Clara A

Sawyer

Wife

Married

28

1853

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Emma J

Sawyer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Paignton, Devon, England

Clara

Sawyer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Paignton, Devon, England

Bessie

Meneffie

Servant

Single

16

1865

Paignton, Devon, England

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