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Household of William Sampson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1840 in Lee Moor, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Sampson, born in 1845 in Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Rhoda (born 1873 in Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England), Bertha (born 1875 in Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1880 in Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1878 in Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, Henry Crossley, born in 1858 in Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England.


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William Sampson's household

Male

William

Sampson

Head
Female

Ann

Sampson

Wife
Female

Rhoda

Sampson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sampson

Son
Female

Bertha

Sampson

Daughter
Male

William H

Sampson

Son
Male

Henry

Crossley

Brother
Male

Ernest

Sampson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sampson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sampson

Head

Married

41

1840

Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Sampson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England

Rhoda

Sampson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Sampson

Son

Single

18

1863

Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Sampson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England

William H

Sampson

Son

Single

1

1880

Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Crossley

Brother

Single

23

1858

Lofthouse, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Sampson

Son

Single

3

1878

Lee Moor, Yorkshire, England

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