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William Sawyer (abt.1821)

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William

William Report 7 Mar 2016 08:44

Thank you for the information received

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Mar 2016 13:47

1841

Name: William Sawyer
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1786
Gender: Male
Civil Parish: Thorncombe
Hundred: Axminster
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

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Registration district: Axminster
Sub-registration district: Axminster
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 201
Book: 10B
Folio: 4
Page Number: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
William Sawyer 55
Mary Sawyer 56
Ruth Sawyer 15

1851
Name: William Sawyer
Age: 64
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1787
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Trill, Somerset, England
Civil Parish: Thorncombe
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County/Island: Dorset
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration district: Axminster
Sub-registration district: Lyme
ED, institution, or vessel: 4a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 14
Piece: 1862
Folio: 277
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
William Sawyer

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Mar 2016 13:43

William
Last name Sawyer
Marriage year 1814
Marriage date 20 Sep 1814
Parish Thorncombe
Place Thorncombe
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Dimon
Denomination Anglican
County Devon
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Record set Devon Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain

Devon Family History Society

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Mar 2016 13:41


Devon Baptisms Transcription
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First name(s) William
Last name Sawyer
Birth year 1815
Birth date 29 Jan 1815
Baptism year 1815
Denomination Anglican
Baptism place Thorncombe
Father's first name(s) William
Father's occupation Carpenter
Mother's first name(s) Mary
Residence Holditch
County Devon
Archive South West Heritage Trust
Record set Devon Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain

Devon Family History Society

Transcriptions © Devon Family History Society

Rambling

Rambling Report 6 Mar 2016 13:38

William Sawyer
England and Wales Census, 1871
Name William Sawyer
Event Type Census
Event Date 1871
Event Place Thorncombe, Devonshire, England
Enumeration District 11
Gender Male
Age 57
Marital Status Married
Occupation Carpenter
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1814
Birthplace Thorncombe, Dorsetshire
Entry Number 15
Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/2032/0081
HOUSEHOLD

ROLE

GENDER

AGE

BIRTHPLACE

William Sawyer Head M 57 Thorncombe, Dorsetshire
Jane Sawyer Wife F 56 Combpyne, Devonshire
William Sawyer Son M 21 Chard, Somerset
Eliza Sawyer Daughter F 19 Chard, Somerset
Charllotte Sawyer Daughter F 13 Thorncombe, Dorsetshire

Rambling

Rambling Report 6 Mar 2016 13:36

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William Sawyer
England, Dorset, Parish Registers
Name William Sawyer
Event Type Christening
Event Date 29 Jan 1815
Event Place Thorncombe, Thorncombe, Dorset, England
Father's Name William Sawyer
Mother's Name Mary


brother?
John Sawyer
England, Dorset, Parish Registers
Name John Sawyer
Event Type Christening
Event Date 30 Jan 1820
Event Place Thorncombe, Thorncombe, Dorset, England
Father's Name William Sawyer
Mother's Name Mary Sawyer

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Mar 2016 13:34

1841

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Holditch, Thorncombe, Axminster, Devon, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
William Sawyer Male 25 1816 Devon, England
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Jane Sawyer Female 26 1815 Devon, England
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Thomas Sawyer Male 0 1841 Devon, England

Rambling

Rambling Report 6 Mar 2016 13:29

Snap Maddie :-)

Rambling

Rambling Report 6 Mar 2016 13:29

This one?

William Sawyer
England and Wales Census, 1861
Name William Sawyer
County Devonshire
Event Type Census
Event Date 1861
Event Place Thorncombe, Devonshire, England
Ecclesiastical Parish Sarum
Registration District Axminster
Residence Note Holdich
Gender Male
Age 40
Marital Status Married
Occupation Carpenter
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1821
Birthplace Thorncombe, Dorset
Page Number 6
Registration Number RG09
Piece/Folio 1371 / 130
Affiliate Record Type Household
HOUSEHOLD

ROLE

GENDER

AGE

BIRTHPLACE

William Sawyer Head M 40 Thorncombe, Dorset
Jane Sawyer Wife F 49 Compine
Thomas Sawyer Son M 19 Thorncombe, Dorset
John Sawyer Son M 17 Thorncombe, Dorset
George Sawyer Son M 14 Chard, Somerset
William Sawyer Son M 12 Chard, Somerset
Elizabeth Sawyer Daughter F 8 Chard, Somerset
Elizabeth Sawyer Daughter F 6 Thorncombe, Dorset
Charlotte Sawyer Daughter F 3 Thorncombe, Dorset

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Mar 2016 13:28

1861 for ref

William Sawyer Head Married Male 40 1821 Carpenter Thorncombe, Dorset, England
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Jane Sawyer Wife Married Female 49 1812 - Devon, England
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Thomas Sawyer Son Unmarried Male 19 1842 Carpenter Thorncombe, Dorset, England
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John Sawyer Son Unmarried Male 17 1844 Agricultural Labourer Thorncombe, Dorset, England
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George Sawyer Son Unmarried Male 14 1847 Agricultural Labourer Chard, Somerset, England
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William Sawyer Son - Male 12 1849 Agricultural Labourer Chard, Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Sawyer Daughter - Female 8 1853 - Chard, Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Sawyer Daughter - Female 6 1855 - Thorncombe, Dorset, England
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Charlotte Sawyer Daughter - Female 3 1858 - Thorncombe, Dorset, England
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Census details
First name(s) William
Last name Sawyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Gender Male
Age 40
Birth year 1821
Occupation Carpenter
Birth town Thorncombe
Birth town as transcribed THORNCOMBE
Birth county Dorset
Birth county as transcribed DORSET
Birth place (other) England
Birth place other as transcribed -
Street Holdich
Parish Thorncombe
City or borough -
County Devon
Country England
Municipal ward -
Parliamentary borough -
Ecclesiastical district Sarum
Registration district Axminster
Enumeration district 11
Archive reference RG09
Piece number 1371
Folio number 130
Page number 6
Family member last name SAWYER
Family member first name(s) WILLIAM, CHARLOTTE, ELIZABETH, THOMAS, GEORGE, JOHN, JANE
Record set 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Census
Collections from Great Britain

William

William Report 6 Mar 2016 13:18

I am trying to find information about William Sawyer, born around 1821 in the Thorncombe area, who his parents were and who he married?