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Household of William Sarson (born 1851, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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 Sarson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sarson, born in 1851 in Gainsborough, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth E Sarson, born in 1849 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; John T (born 1872 in Aylesford, Kent, England), Edith E (born 1877 in -), Annie (born 1879 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England) and Arthur W (born 1881 in Hastings, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Mary A (born 1821 in Norfolk, England) and William's Lodger, Emma (born 1849 in Dover, Kent, England).


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William Sarson's household

Male

William

Sarson

Head
Female

Elizabeth E

Sarson

Wife
Male

John T

Sarson

Son
Female

Edith E

Sarson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Sarson

Daughter
Male

Arthur W

Sarson

Son
Female

Mary A

Simmons

Lodger
Female

Emma

Simmons

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sarson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Gainsborough, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sarson

Head

Married

30

1851

Gainsborough, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth E

Sarson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Chatham, Kent, England

John T

Sarson

Son

Single

9

1872

Aylesford, Kent, England

Edith E

Sarson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

-

Annie

Sarson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Arthur W

Sarson

Son

Single

0

1881

Hastings, Sussex, England

Mary A

Simmons

Lodger

Widow

60

1821

Norfolk, England

Emma

Simmons

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Dover, Kent, England

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