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Household of John Sampson (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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.

John Sampson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sampson, born in 1840 in Pinhoe, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Matilda Sampson, born in 1840 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1873 in Pinhoe, Devon, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Pinhoe, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Pinhoe, Devon, England) and John (born 1880 in Pinhoe, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Elizia (born 1838 in Exeter, Devon, England), John's Visitor, Alice (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England) and John's Visitor, Florence (born 1880 in Pinhoe, Devon, England).


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John Sampson's household

Male

John

Sampson

Head
Female

Matilda

Sampson

Wife
Female

Annie

Sampson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Sampson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sampson

Son
Male

John

Sampson

Son
Female

Elizia

Howard

Visitor
Female

Alice

Howard

Visitor
Female

Florence

Coles

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Pinhoe, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sampson

Head

Married

41

1840

Pinhoe, Devon, England

Matilda

Sampson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Exeter, Devon, England

Annie

Sampson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pinhoe, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Sampson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pinhoe, Devon, England

Thomas

Sampson

Son

Single

3

1878

Pinhoe, Devon, England

John

Sampson

Son

Single

1

1880

Pinhoe, Devon, England

Elizia

Howard

Visitor

Widow

43

1838

Exeter, Devon, England

Alice

Howard

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Florence

Coles

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Pinhoe, Devon, England

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