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Household of John Sampson (born 1811, Devon)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sampson, born in 1811 in Winkleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sampson, born in 1831 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Emily, born 1866 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Anne (born 1825 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), John's Visitor, Philip (born 1856 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England), John's Visitor, Eliza (born 1858 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England), John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1881 in Devon, England) and John's Servant, Charles (born 1865 in Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England).


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John Sampson's household

Male

John

Sampson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sampson

Wife
Female

Emily

Sampson

Daughter
Female

Anne

Pidler

Sister In Law
Male

Philip

Gibbings

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Gibbings

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Gibbings

Visitor
Male

Charles

Morrish

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Winkleigh, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sampson

Head

Married

70

1811

Winkleigh, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sampson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Emily

Sampson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Anne

Pidler

Sister In Law

Single

56

1825

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Philip

Gibbings

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Eliza

Gibbings

Visitor

Married

23

1858

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Gibbings

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Devon, England

Charles

Morrish

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bishop's Tawton, Devon, England

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