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Household of Samuel Phelps (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 Phelps and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Phelps, born in 1839 in Puriton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Phelps, born in 1852 in Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1873 in Puriton, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1875 in Puriton, Somerset, England), Frank (born 1877 in Puriton, Somerset, England) and Olive (born 1879 in Puriton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Father, Samuel (born 1804 in Meare, Somerset, England) and Samuel's Servant, Susan (born 1862 in India).


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Samuel Phelps's household

Male

Samuel

Phelps

Head
Female

Sarah

Phelps

Wife
Male

Harry

Phelps

Son
Male

Charles

Phelps

Son
Male

Frank

Phelps

Son
Female

Olive

Phelps

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Phelps

Father
Female

Susan

Livingstone

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Phelps
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Puriton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Phelps

Head

Married

42

1839

Puriton, Somerset, England

Sarah

Phelps

Wife

Married

29

1852

Middlesex, England

Harry

Phelps

Son

Single

8

1873

Puriton, Somerset, England

Charles

Phelps

Son

Single

6

1875

Puriton, Somerset, England

Frank

Phelps

Son

Single

4

1877

Puriton, Somerset, England

Olive

Phelps

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Puriton, Somerset, England

Samuel

Phelps

Father

Widower

77

1804

Meare, Somerset, England

Susan

Livingstone

Servant

Single

19

1862

India

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