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Household of Sampson Plays (born 1832, Hertfordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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.
Sampson Plays and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sampson Plays, born in 1832 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, consisted of 9 members. Sampson was the head of the household, married to Emily Plays, born in 1833 in Stoke by Clare, Suffolk, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1859 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1864 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), William (born 1866 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Bessie (born 1869 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Jeanetta (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sampson's Lodger, Alfred (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Sampson's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1816 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).
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Sampson Plays's household
Sampson
Plays
Head
Emily
Plays
Wife
Eliza
Plays
Daughter
Arthur
Plays
Son
William
Plays
Son
Bessie
Plays
Daughter
Jeanetta
Plays
Daughter
Alfred
Mortimore
Lodger
Elizabeth
Taylor
Lodger
| First name(s) | Sampson |
| Last name | Plays |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sampson | Plays | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England | |
Emily | Plays | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Stoke by Clare, Suffolk, England | |
Eliza | Plays | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Arthur | Plays | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
William | Plays | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Bessie | Plays | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Jeanetta | Plays | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Alfred | Mortimore | Lodger | Single | 4 | 1877 | Shoreditch, Middlesex, England | |
Elizabeth | Taylor | Lodger | Widow | 65 | 1816 | Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
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