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Household of Samuel Root (born 1846, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Root and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Root, born in 1846 in Barkingside, Essex, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Sarah Root, born in 1846 in Chadwell Heath, Essex, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Stratford, Essex, England), Ellen (born 1873 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Bessie (born 1876 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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Samuel Root's household

Male

Samuel

Root

Head
Female

Sarah

Root

Wife
Male

William

Root

Son
Female

Ellen

Root

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Root

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Root
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Barkingside, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Root

Head

Married

35

1846

Barkingside, Essex, England

Sarah

Root

Wife

Married

35

1846

Chadwell Heath, Essex, England

William

Root

Son

Single

16

1865

Stratford, Essex, England

Ellen

Root

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stratford, Essex, England

Bessie

Root

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plaistow, Essex, England

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