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Household of Alfred Sams (born 1842, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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.

Alfred Sams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Sams, born in 1842 in Essex, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sams, born in 1844 in Huntingfield, Suffolk, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1870 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1872 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1879 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1881 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's -, Thomas Hancock, born in 1857 in Preston, Northamptonshire, England.


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Alfred Sams's household

Male

Alfred

Sams

Head
Female

Sarah

Sams

Wife
Male

Henry

Sams

Son
Male

Robert

Sams

Son
Male

Alfred

Sams

Son
Female

Emma

Sams

Daughter
Male

William

Sams

Son
Male

Thomas

Hancock

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First name(s) Alfred
Last name Sams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Sams

Head

Married

39

1842

Essex, England

Sarah

Sams

Wife

Married

37

1844

Huntingfield, Suffolk, England

Henry

Sams

Son

Single

11

1870

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Robert

Sams

Son

Single

9

1872

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Sams

Son

Single

5

1876

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Emma

Sams

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

William

Sams

Son

Single

0

1881

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Hancock

-

Single

24

1857

Preston, Northamptonshire, England

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