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Household of William Sams (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Sams and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sams, born in 1853 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sams, born in 1857 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Elsie, born 1881 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.


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William Sams's household

Male

William

Sams

Head
Female

Mary A

Sams

Wife
Female

Elsie

Sams

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sams

Head

Married

28

1853

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Sams

Wife

Married

24

1857

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elsie

Sams

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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