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Household of Elizabeth Sampson (born 1817, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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.

Elizabeth Sampson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Sampson, born in 1817 in Newlyn, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John (born 1841 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Martin (born 1856 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England) and Mary (born 1858 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Thomas B (born 1872 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England) and Esther A B (born 1876 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Boarder, Alexander Mardock, born in 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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Elizabeth Sampson's household

Female

Elizabeth

Sampson

Head
Male

John

Sampson

Son
Male

Martin

Sampson

Son
Female

Mary

Sampson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mardock

Boarder
Male

Thomas B

Sampson

Grand Son
Female

Esther A B

Sampson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Sampson

Head

Widow

64

1817

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

John

Sampson

Son

Widower

40

1841

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Martin

Sampson

Son

Single

25

1856

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Mary

Sampson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Alexander

Mardock

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas B

Sampson

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Esther A B

Sampson

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

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