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Household of Thomas Samways (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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.

Thomas Samways and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Samways, born in 1839 in Dorset, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Samways, born in 1844 in Sutton, Dorset, England. They had 10 children; Frederick (born 1862 in Sutton, Dorset, England), Alice (born 1863 in Sutton, Dorset, England), James (born 1868 in Sutton, Dorset, England), Louisa (born 1870 in Sutton, Dorset, England), Minnie (born 1872 in Sutton, Dorset, England), Charlotte (born 1873 in Sutton, Dorset, England), Rose (born 1874 in Piddlehinton, Dorset, England), William (born 1875 in Dorchester, Dorset, England), Charles (born 1878 in Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England) and Francis (born 1880 in Farnham, Dorset, England).


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Thomas Samways's household

Male

Thomas

Samways

Head
Female

Jane

Samways

Wife
Male

Frederick

Samways

Son
Female

Alice

Samways

Daughter
Male

James

Samways

Son
Female

Louisa

Samways

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Samways

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Samways

Daughter
Female

Rose

Samways

Daughter
Male

William

Samways

Son
Male

Charles

Samways

Son
Male

Francis

Samways

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Samways
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Samways

Head

Married

42

1839

Dorset, England

Jane

Samways

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sutton, Dorset, England

Frederick

Samways

Son

Single

19

1862

Sutton, Dorset, England

Alice

Samways

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sutton, Dorset, England

James

Samways

Son

Single

13

1868

Sutton, Dorset, England

Louisa

Samways

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sutton, Dorset, England

Minnie

Samways

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sutton, Dorset, England

Charlotte

Samways

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sutton, Dorset, England

Rose

Samways

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Piddlehinton, Dorset, England

William

Samways

Son

Single

6

1875

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Charles

Samways

Son

Single

3

1878

Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England

Francis

Samways

Son

Single

1

1880

Farnham, Dorset, England

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