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Household of William John Samway (born 1843, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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 John Samway and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William John Samway, born in 1843 in Symondsbury, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. William John was the head of the household, married to Mary Samway, born in 1844 in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1869 in Reading, Berkshire, England), Edwin A (born 1870 in Ruscombe, Berkshire, England), Henry J (born 1870 in Ruscombe, Berkshire, England), Florence F (born 1874 in Ealing, Middlesex, England), William G (born 1876 in Ealing, Middlesex, England) and Louisa J (born 1878 in Ealing, Middlesex, England).


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William John Samway's household

Male

William John

Samway

Head
Female

Mary

Samway

Wife
Male

Robert

Samway

Son
Male

Edwin A

Samway

Son
Male

Henry J

Samway

Son
Female

Florence F

Samway

Daughter
Male

William G

Samway

Son
Female

Louisa J

Samway

Daughter
First name(s) William John
Last name Samway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Symondsbury, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William John

Samway

Head

Married

38

1843

Symondsbury, Dorset, England

Mary

Samway

Wife

Married

37

1844

Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England

Robert

Samway

Son

Single

12

1869

Reading, Berkshire, England

Edwin A

Samway

Son

Single

11

1870

Ruscombe, Berkshire, England

Henry J

Samway

Son

Single

11

1870

Ruscombe, Berkshire, England

Florence F

Samway

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ealing, Middlesex, England

William G

Samway

Son

Single

5

1876

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Louisa J

Samway

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ealing, Middlesex, England

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