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Household of Samuel Compton (born 1855, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cranbrook, Kent, 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.

Samuel Compton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Compton, born in 1855 in Headcorn, Kent, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Eliza Compton, born in 1858 in Biddenden, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Mother In Law, Harriet (born 1815 in Benenden, Kent, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Thomas (born 1815 in Cranbrook, Kent, England).


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Samuel Compton's household

Male

Samuel

Compton

Head
Female

Eliza

Compton

Wife
Female

Harriet

Dewry

Mother In Law
Male

Thomas

Beakefield

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Compton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Headcorn, Kent, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Compton

Head

Married

26

1855

Headcorn, Kent, England

Eliza

Compton

Wife

Married

23

1858

Biddenden, Kent, England

Harriet

Dewry

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Benenden, Kent, England

Thomas

Beakefield

Lodger

Single

66

1815

Cranbrook, Kent, England

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