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Household of William Sayers (born 1847, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, 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 Sayers and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sayers, born in 1847 in Shermanbury, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Sayers, born in 1846 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Ellen (born 1870 in West Grinstead, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in West Grinstead, Sussex, England), Annie (born 1875 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Alfred (born 1877 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England), Martha (born 1879 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Shermanbury, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, John Wilson, born in 1844 in Ireland.


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William Sayers's household

Male

William

Sayers

Head
Female

Emma

Sayers

Wife
Male

William

Sayers

Son
Female

Ellen

Sayers

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sayers

Daughter
Female

Annie

Sayers

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Sayers

Son
Female

Martha

Sayers

Daughter
Male

Charles

Sayers

Son
Male

John

Wilson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sayers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sayers

Head

Married

34

1847

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Emma

Sayers

Wife

Married

35

1846

Brighton, Sussex, England

William

Sayers

Son

Single

12

1869

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ellen

Sayers

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Grinstead, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Sayers

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Grinstead, Sussex, England

Annie

Sayers

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Alfred

Sayers

Son

Single

4

1877

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Martha

Sayers

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

Charles

Sayers

Son

Single

0

1881

Shermanbury, Sussex, England

John

Wilson

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Ireland

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