Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Sapton (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Sapton and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sapton, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Sapton, born in 1846 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarreh Ann (born 1870 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England) and Mathew Lane (born 1877 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Sarah Puckering, born in 1855 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Sapton's household

Male

William

Sapton

Head
Female

Martha

Sapton

Wife
Female

Sarreh Ann

Sapton

Daughter
Male

John

Sapton

Son
Male

Mathew Lane

Sapton

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Puckering

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sapton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sapton

Head

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Martha

Sapton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Sarreh Ann

Sapton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

John

Sapton

Son

Single

9

1872

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Mathew Lane

Sapton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Puckering

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Sapton in Bolton in 1881, and follow the Sapton family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

Find your ancestors in our family trees

Search for your ancestors in over 4.5 million family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census