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Household of Samuel Sankey (born 1817, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Sankey and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Sankey, born in 1817 in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, consisted of 2 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, John Bale, born in 1858 in Shropshire, England.


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Samuel Sankey's household

Male

Samuel

Sankey

Head
Male

John

Bale

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Samuel

Sankey

Head

Widower

64

1817

Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England

John

Bale

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Shropshire, England

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