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Household of John Sampson (born 1843, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sampson, born in 1843 in Bude, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sampson, born in 1838 in Bude, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1869 in Bude, Cornwall, England), Florence (born 1870 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Beatrice (born 1878 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Bates, born in 1861 in Parkham, Devon, England.


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John Sampson's household

Male

John

Sampson

Head
Female

Mary

Sampson

Wife
Male

Frederick

Sampson

Son
Female

Florence

Sampson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sampson

Son
Female

Beatrice

Sampson

Daughter
Male

John

Bates

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bude, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sampson

Head

Married

38

1843

Bude, Cornwall, England

Mary

Sampson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bude, Cornwall, England

Frederick

Sampson

Son

Single

12

1869

Bude, Cornwall, England

Florence

Sampson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tavistock, Devon, England

Thomas

Sampson

Son

Single

8

1873

Bideford, Devon, England

Beatrice

Sampson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bideford, Devon, England

John

Bates

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Parkham, Devon, England

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