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Household of William Sampson (born 1846, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,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 Sampson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sampson, born in 1846 in Dorset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Sampson, born in 1849 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Edith (born 1880 in Mayfair, Middlesex, England) and William G (born 1881 in Mayfair, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, George (born 1819 in Essex, England), William's Boarder, Charles (born 1849 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1858 in Poole, Dorset, England).


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William Sampson's household

Male

William

Sampson

Head
Female

Maria

Sampson

Wife
Female

Edith

Sampson

Daughter
Male

William G

Sampson

Son
Male

George

Wiffin

Father In Law
Male

Charles

Smith

Boarder
Male

George

Burden

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sampson

Head

Married

35

1846

Dorset, England

Maria

Sampson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Edith

Sampson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Mayfair, Middlesex, England

William G

Sampson

Son

Single

0

1881

Mayfair, Middlesex, England

George

Wiffin

Father In Law

Widower

62

1819

Essex, England

Charles

Smith

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

George

Burden

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Poole, Dorset, England

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