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Household of Samuel Staple (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, 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 Staple and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Staple, born in 1843 in Stoke, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to M A Staple, born in 1851 in Buckinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Edith M (born 1877 in Stoke, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1878 in Stoke, Somerset, England), William James (born 1880 in Seaton, Devon, England) and Maurice L (born 1881 in Seaton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Help, Selina Mary (born 1847 in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England) and Samuel's Servant, Martha (born 1865 in Montacute, Somerset, England).


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Samuel Staple's household

Male

Samuel

Staple

Head
Female

M A

Staple

Wife
Female

Edith M

Staple

Daughter
Female

Annie

Staple

Daughter
Male

William James

Staple

Son
Male

Maurice L

Staple

Son
Female

Selina Mary

Compton

Help
Female

Martha

Blake

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Staple
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Stoke, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Staple

Head

Married

38

1843

Stoke, Somerset, England

M A

Staple

Wife

Married

30

1851

Buckinghamshire, England

Edith M

Staple

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stoke, Somerset, England

Annie

Staple

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stoke, Somerset, England

William James

Staple

Son

Single

1

1880

Seaton, Devon, England

Maurice L

Staple

Son

Single

0

1881

Seaton, Devon, England

Selina Mary

Compton

Help

Single

34

1847

Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England

Martha

Blake

Servant

Single

16

1865

Montacute, Somerset, England

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