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Household of John Sampson (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sampson, born in 1826 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sampson, born in 1836 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England) and Walter (born 1872 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Clampitt, born in 1813 in Hennock, Devon, England.


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John Sampson's household

Male

John

Sampson

Head
Female

Eliza

Sampson

Wife
Male

William

Sampson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sampson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Sampson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Clampitt

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sampson

Head

Married

55

1826

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Eliza

Sampson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

William

Sampson

Son

Single

16

1865

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sampson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Walter

Sampson

Son

Single

9

1872

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Clampitt

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Hennock, Devon, England

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