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Household of David Samson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

David Samson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Samson, born in 1842 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Samson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Agness (born 1867 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Georgina (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1879 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Samson's household

Male

David

Samson

Head
Female

Margaret

Samson

Wife
Female

Agness

Samson

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Samson

Daughter
Male

David

Samson

Son
Female

Maggie

Samson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Samson

Daughter
Male

John

Samson

Son
Female

Lizzie

Samson

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Samson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Samson

Head

Married

39

1842

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Samson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agness

Samson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Samson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Samson

Son

-

10

1871

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Samson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Samson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Samson

Son

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Samson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Midlothian, Scotland

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