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Household of William Hy Sampson (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

William Hy Sampson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hy Sampson, born in 1842 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William Hy was the head of the household, married to Jane Sampson, born in 1845 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. They had 3 children; Florence (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Louisa (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and William Hy (born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Hy's Visitor, Elizabeth M (born 1847 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England) and William Hy's Lodger, John Jas (born 1850 in Dorking, Surrey, England).


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William Hy Sampson's household

Male

William Hy

Sampson

Head
Female

Jane

Sampson

Wife
Female

Florence

Sampson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Sampson

Daughter
Male

William Hy

Sampson

Son
Female

Elizabeth M

Jones

Visitor
Male

John Jas

Harris

Lodger
First name(s) William Hy
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Hy

Sampson

Head

Married

39

1842

Maidstone, Kent, England

Jane

Sampson

Wife

Married

36

1845

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

Florence

Sampson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brighton, Sussex, England

Louisa

Sampson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

William Hy

Sampson

Son

Single

0

1881

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth M

Jones

Visitor

Single

34

1847

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England

John Jas

Harris

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Dorking, Surrey, England

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