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Household of William Saxton (born 1812, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Saxton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Saxton, born in 1812 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Emma (born 1861 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Matilda (born 1864 in Gillingham, Kent, England), James (born 1866 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1870 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Albert (born 1873 in Gillingham, Kent, England) and Mary A (born 1848 in Gillingham, Kent, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Frederick (born 1880 in Gillingham, Kent, England) and Edward (born 1881 in Gillingham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Mark James, born in 1854 in Ashford, Kent, England.


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William Saxton's household

Male

William

Saxton

Head
Female

Emma

Saxton

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Saxton

Daughter
Male

James

Saxton

Son
Male

Arthur

Saxton

Son
Male

Albert

Saxton

Son
Male

Mark

James

Son In Law
Female

Mary A

James

Daughter
Male

Frederick

James

Grand Son
Male

Edward

James

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Saxton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Saxton

Head

Widower

69

1812

Chatham, Kent, England

Emma

Saxton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Gillingham, Kent, England

Matilda

Saxton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Gillingham, Kent, England

James

Saxton

Son

Single

15

1866

Gillingham, Kent, England

Arthur

Saxton

Son

Single

11

1870

Gillingham, Kent, England

Albert

Saxton

Son

Single

8

1873

Gillingham, Kent, England

Mark

James

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Ashford, Kent, England

Mary A

James

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Gillingham, Kent, England

Frederick

James

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Gillingham, Kent, England

Edward

James

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Gillingham, Kent, England

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