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Household of William Sampson (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sampson, born in 1831 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Sampson, born in 1832 in Paul, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1857 in Paul, Cornwall, England), Thomas (born 1860 in Paul, Cornwall, England) and Arthur (born 1862 in Paul, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Tonkin, born in 1843 in Paul, Cornwall, England.


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William Sampson's household

Male

William

Sampson

Head
Female

Grace

Sampson

Wife
Male

William

Sampson

Son
Male

Thomas

Sampson

Son
Male

Arthur

Sampson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Tonkin

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sampson

Head

Married

50

1831

City of London, Middlesex, England

Grace

Sampson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Paul, Cornwall, England

William

Sampson

Son

Single

24

1857

Paul, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Sampson

Son

Single

21

1860

Paul, Cornwall, England

Arthur

Sampson

Son

Single

19

1862

Paul, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Tonkin

Sister In Law

Single

38

1843

Paul, Cornwall, England

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