Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Sams (born 1848, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Sams and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sams, born in 1848 in Peckham, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan P Sams, born in 1851 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Sarah A (born 1872 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Maryann (born 1881 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Mary Stanley, born in 1818 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Sams's household

Male

William

Sams

Head
Female

Susan P

Sams

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Sams

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sams

Daughter
Female

Maryann

Sams

Daughter
Female

Mary

Stanley

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Peckham, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sams

Head

Married

33

1848

Peckham, Surrey, England

Susan P

Sams

Wife

Married

30

1851

Southwark, Surrey, England

Sarah A

Sams

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Peckham, Surrey, England

Ellen

Sams

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Peckham, Surrey, England

Maryann

Sams

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Peckham, Surrey, England

Mary

Stanley

Lodger

Widow

63

1818

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Sams in Camberwell in 1881, and follow the Sams family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Sams

We’ve found William Sams in 165 family trees. Find out more about William Sams' household and view the Sams family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census