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Household of Benjamin Sams (born 1818, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Benjamin Sams and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sams, born in 1818 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Sams, born in 1826 in Nayland, Suffolk, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Martha Pampling, born in 1866 in Deptford, Kent, England.


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Benjamin Sams's household

Male

Benjamin

Sams

Head
Female

Henrietta

Sams

Wife
Female

Martha

Pampling

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sams

Head

Married

63

1818

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henrietta

Sams

Wife

Married

55

1826

Nayland, Suffolk, England

Martha

Pampling

Servant

Single

15

1866

Deptford, Kent, England

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