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Household of William Saunders (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Saunders, born in 1844 in Sidmouth, Devon, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Louisa Saunders, born in 1844 in Devon, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1868 in Sidmouth, Devon, England), William (born 1870 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Mary A (born 1871 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Richard (born 1872 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Henry (born 1877 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Alfred (born 1879 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, James Saunders, born in 1861 in Sidmouth, Devon, England.


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William Saunders's household

Male

William

Saunders

Head
Female

Louisa

Saunders

Wife
Male

James

Saunders

Son
Male

William

Saunders

Son
Female

Mary A

Saunders

Daughter
Male

Richard

Saunders

Son
Male

Ernest

Saunders

Son
Male

Henry

Saunders

Son
Male

Alfred

Saunders

Son
Male

Charles

Saunders

Son
Male

James

Saunders

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Saunders
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sidmouth, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Saunders

Head

Married

37

1844

Sidmouth, Devon, England

Louisa

Saunders

Wife

Married

37

1844

Devon, England

James

Saunders

Son

Single

13

1868

Sidmouth, Devon, England

William

Saunders

Son

Single

11

1870

Croydon, Surrey, England

Mary A

Saunders

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Richard

Saunders

Son

Single

9

1872

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Ernest

Saunders

Son

Single

6

1875

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Henry

Saunders

Son

Single

4

1877

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Alfred

Saunders

Son

Single

2

1879

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Charles

Saunders

Son

Single

0

1881

Walthamstow, Essex, England

James

Saunders

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Sidmouth, Devon, England

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