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Household of William Sansom (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tiverton, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sansom, born in 1839 in Dunkeswell, Devon, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sansom, born in 1816 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1860 in Kentisbeare, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Apprentice, Thomas Chown, born in 1864 in Honiton, Devon, England.


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William Sansom's household

Male

William

Sansom

Head
Female

Mary A

Sansom

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sansom

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Chown

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Sansom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dunkeswell, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sansom

Head

Married

42

1839

Dunkeswell, Devon, England

Mary A

Sansom

Wife

Married

65

1816

Chittlehampton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Sansom

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Kentisbeare, Devon, England

Thomas

Chown

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Honiton, Devon, England

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