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Household of John Sams (born 1846, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Sams and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sams, born in 1846 in Halstead, Essex, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Sams, born in 1844 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Frederic (born 1868 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Susan (born 1871 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1873 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1875 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1852 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Henry (born 1858 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Robert (born 1845 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and John's Lodger, George (born 1849 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).


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John Sams's household

Male

John

Sams

Head
Female

Jane

Sams

Wife
Male

Frederic

Sams

Son
Female

Susan

Sams

Daughter
Male

John

Sams

Son
Female

Emily

Sams

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sams

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
Male

Henry

Beals

Lodger
Male

Robert

Mead

Lodger
Male

George

Edwards

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Halstead, Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sams

Head

Married

35

1846

Halstead, Essex, England

Jane

Sams

Wife

Married

37

1844

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Frederic

Sams

Son

Single

13

1868

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Susan

Sams

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stepney, Middlesex, England

John

Sams

Son

Single

8

1873

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emily

Sams

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Sams

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

William

Smith

Lodger

Single

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Beals

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Robert

Mead

Lodger

Married

36

1845

Woolwich, Kent, England

George

Edwards

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Kensington, Middlesex, England

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