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Household of William Sansom (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon, 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 Sansom and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sansom, born in 1834 in Combpyne, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Sansom, born in 1842 in Musbury, Devon, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1862 in Combpyne, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Axmouth, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Axmouth, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Combpyne, Devon, England), Emily (born 1878 in Combpyne, Devon, England) and William A (born 1880 in Combpyne, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, John Sansom, born in 1805 in Combpyne, Devon, England.


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William Sansom's household

Male

William

Sansom

Head
Female

Ann

Sansom

Wife
Male

George

Sansom

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sansom

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sansom

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sansom

Son
Female

Emily

Sansom

Daughter
Male

William A

Sansom

Son
Male

John

Sansom

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Sansom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Combpyne, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sansom

Head

Married

47

1834

Combpyne, Devon, England

Ann

Sansom

Wife

Married

39

1842

Musbury, Devon, England

George

Sansom

Son

Single

19

1862

Combpyne, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sansom

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Axmouth, Devon, England

Ellen

Sansom

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Axmouth, Devon, England

Thomas

Sansom

Son

Single

8

1873

Combpyne, Devon, England

Emily

Sansom

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Combpyne, Devon, England

William A

Sansom

Son

Single

1

1880

Combpyne, Devon, England

John

Sansom

Father

Widower

76

1805

Combpyne, Devon, England

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