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Household of Tom Samson (born 1822, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Tom Samson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Samson, born in 1822 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Tom was the head of the household, married to Sarah Samson, born in 1824 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Tom (born 1864 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Sarah (born 1866 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Tom's Boarder, Henry Coleman, born in 1862 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.


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Tom Samson's household

Male

Tom

Samson

Head
Female

Sarah

Samson

Wife
Male

Tom

Samson

Son
Female

Sarah

Samson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Coleman

Boarder
First name(s) Tom
Last name Samson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom

Samson

Head

Married

59

1822

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Sarah

Samson

Wife

Married

57

1824

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Tom

Samson

Son

Single

17

1864

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Samson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Henry

Coleman

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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