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Household of Sampson Gill (born 1823, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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.

Sampson Gill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sampson Gill, born in 1823 in Buckland, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Sampson was the head of the household, married to Emlin Gill, born in 1832 in Walkhampton, Devon, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1856 in Walkhampton, Devon, England), Mary (born 1860 in Walkhampton, Devon, England), John (born 1862 in Walkhampton, Devon, England), James (born 1866 in Walkhampton, Devon, England), Ann (born 1870 in Walkhampton, Devon, England) and Samuel (born 1874 in Walkhampton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sampson's Boarder, John Worth, born in 1853 in Walkhampton, Devon, England.


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Sampson Gill's household

Male

Sampson

Gill

Head
Female

Emlin

Gill

Wife
Male

William

Gill

Son
Female

Mary

Gill

Daughter
Male

John

Gill

Son
Male

James

Gill

Son
Female

Ann

Gill

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Gill

Son
Male

John

Worth

Boarder
First name(s) Sampson
Last name Gill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Buckland, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sampson

Gill

Head

Married

58

1823

Buckland, Devon, England

Emlin

Gill

Wife

Married

49

1832

Walkhampton, Devon, England

William

Gill

Son

Single

25

1856

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Mary

Gill

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Walkhampton, Devon, England

John

Gill

Son

Single

19

1862

Walkhampton, Devon, England

James

Gill

Son

Single

15

1866

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Ann

Gill

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Samuel

Gill

Son

Single

7

1874

Walkhampton, Devon, England

John

Worth

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Walkhampton, Devon, England

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