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Household of William Saunders (born 1826, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 Saunders and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Saunders, born in 1826 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Edward (born 1858 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1860 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Edith (born 1869 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England). He had 1 grandchild; Maria, born 1876 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Maria (born 1853 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Eliza (born 1860 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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William Saunders's household

Male

William

Saunders

Head
Male

Edward

Saunders

Son
Male

Alfred

Saunders

Son
Female

Edith

Saunders

Daughter
Female

Maria

Saunders

Daughter In Law
Female

Eliza

Medd?

Lodger
Female

Maria

Saunders

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Saunders
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Saunders

Head

Widower

55

1826

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Edward

Saunders

Son

Single

23

1858

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Saunders

Son

Single

21

1860

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Edith

Saunders

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Maria

Saunders

Daughter In Law

Married

28

1853

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Medd?

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Maria

Saunders

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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