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Household of William Sampson (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poole, 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.

William Sampson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sampson, born in 1839 in Poole, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Martha Sampson, born in 1839 in Poole, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; William John (born 1871 in Poole, Dorset, England), George (born 1873 in Poole, Dorset, England), Ernest Alfred (born 1875 in Poole, Dorset, England) and Albertha Brown (born 1877 in Poole, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Charles (born 1806 in Poole, Dorset, England) and William's Lodger, Jane (born 1861 in Poole, Dorset, England).


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William Sampson's household

Male

William

Sampson

Head
Female

Mary Martha

Sampson

Wife
Male

William John

Sampson

Son
Male

George

Sampson

Son
Male

Ernest Alfred

Sampson

Son
Male

Albertha Brown

Sampson

Son
Male

Charles

Brown

Lodger
Female

Jane

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Poole, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sampson

Head

Married

42

1839

Poole, Dorset, England

Mary Martha

Sampson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Poole, Dorset, England

William John

Sampson

Son

Single

10

1871

Poole, Dorset, England

George

Sampson

Son

Single

8

1873

Poole, Dorset, England

Ernest Alfred

Sampson

Son

Single

6

1875

Poole, Dorset, England

Albertha Brown

Sampson

Son

Single

4

1877

Poole, Dorset, England

Charles

Brown

Lodger

Widower

75

1806

Poole, Dorset, England

Jane

Brown

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Poole, Dorset, England

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