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Household of William Sessions (born 1844, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Southampton, Hampshire, 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 Sessions and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sessions, born in 1844 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Sessions, born in 1854 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; William C (born 1874 in Hampshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Hampshire, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Hampshire, England) and Caroline (born 1881 in Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1817 in Micheldever, Hampshire, England) and William's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1853 in Southampton, Hampshire, England).


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William Sessions's household

Male

William

Sessions

Head
Female

Caroline

Sessions

Wife
Male

William C

Sessions

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sessions

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Sessions

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Sessions

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sawyer

Mother In Law
Male

Thomas

Sawyer

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Sessions
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sessions

Head

Married

37

1844

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Caroline

Sessions

Wife

Married

27

1854

Southampton, Hampshire, England

William C

Sessions

Son

Single

7

1874

Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Sessions

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hampshire, England

Mary E

Sessions

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hampshire, England

Caroline

Sessions

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Sawyer

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Micheldever, Hampshire, England

Thomas

Sawyer

Brother In Law

Single

28

1853

Southampton, Hampshire, England

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