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Household of Samuel Palmer (born 1858, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Palmer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Palmer, born in 1858 in Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Emma Palmer, born in 1861 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary A, born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Lodger, William (born 1858 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Samuel's Lodger, Moses (born 1862 in Shropshire, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Charles (born 1857 in Scarcroft, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Palmer's household

Male

Samuel

Palmer

Head
Female

Emma

Palmer

Wife
Female

Mary A

Palmer

Daughter
Male

William

Copley

Lodger
Male

Moses

Thomas

Lodger
Male

Charles

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Palmer

Head

Married

23

1858

Shropshire, England

Emma

Palmer

Wife

Married

20

1861

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Palmer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William

Copley

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Moses

Thomas

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Shropshire, England

Charles

Smith

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Scarcroft, Yorkshire, England

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