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Household of Samuel Conway (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wimborne, Dorset, 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 Conway and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Conway, born in 1842 in Lytchett Minster, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Seth (born 1868 in Wimborne, Dorset, England), Ada E (born 1870 in Wimborne, Dorset, England), Walter (born 1871 in Wimborne, Dorset, England), Jesse (born 1874 in Wimborne, Dorset, England), Annie (born 1876 in Wimborne, Dorset, England) and Bessie (born 1878 in Wimborne, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother, Eliza James, born in 1806 in Sopley, Hampshire, England.


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Samuel Conway's household

Male

Samuel

Conway

Head
Male

Seth

Conway

Son
Female

Ada E

Conway

Daughter
Male

Walter

Conway

Son
Male

Jesse

Conway

Son
Female

Annie

Conway

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Conway

Daughter
Female

Eliza

James

Mother
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Conway
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Conway

Head

Widower

39

1842

Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England

Seth

Conway

Son

Single

13

1868

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Ada E

Conway

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Walter

Conway

Son

Single

10

1871

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Jesse

Conway

Son

Single

7

1874

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Annie

Conway

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Bessie

Conway

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Eliza

James

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Sopley, Hampshire, England

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