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Household of James Sampson (born 1833, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

James Sampson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sampson, born in 1833 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sampson, born in 1840 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1873 in United States), James (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Ann Wilday, born in 1820 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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James Sampson's household

Male

James

Sampson

Head
Female

Sarah

Sampson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Sampson

Son
Male

George

Sampson

Son
Male

Frederick

Sampson

Son
Male

James

Sampson

Son
Male

Robert

Sampson

Son
Female

Ann

Wilday

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sampson

Head

Married

48

1833

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Sampson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Samuel

Sampson

Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Sampson

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Sampson

Son

Single

8

1873

United States

James

Sampson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Sampson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wilday

Lodger

Widow

61

1820

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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