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Household of Henry L Samways (born 1840, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wareham, Dorset, 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.

Henry L Samways and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry L Samways, born in 1840 in Stoborough, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. Henry L was the head of the household, married to Mary A Samways, born in 1842 in Canada. They had 8 children; William H (born 1864 in Stoborough, Dorset, England), Jane G (born 1866 in Stoborough, Dorset, England), Robert A (born 1868 in Stoborough, Dorset, England), Mary (born 1871 in Stoborough, Dorset, England), Levi J (born 1874 in Stoborough, Dorset, England), George (born 1876 in Stoborough, Dorset, England), Eli (born 1878 in Stoborough, Dorset, England) and Esther (born 1880 in Stoborough, Dorset, England).


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Henry L Samways's household

Male

Henry L

Samways

Head
Female

Mary A

Samways

Wife
Male

William H

Samways

Son
Female

Jane G

Samways

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Samways

Son
Female

Mary

Samways

Daughter
Male

Levi J

Samways

Son
Male

George

Samways

Son
Male

Eli

Samways

Son
Female

Esther

Samways

Daughter
First name(s) Henry L
Last name Samways
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stoborough, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry L

Samways

Head

Married

41

1840

Stoborough, Dorset, England

Mary A

Samways

Wife

Married

39

1842

Canada

William H

Samways

Son

Single

17

1864

Stoborough, Dorset, England

Jane G

Samways

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stoborough, Dorset, England

Robert A

Samways

Son

Single

13

1868

Stoborough, Dorset, England

Mary

Samways

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stoborough, Dorset, England

Levi J

Samways

Son

Single

7

1874

Stoborough, Dorset, England

George

Samways

Son

Single

5

1876

Stoborough, Dorset, England

Eli

Samways

Son

Single

3

1878

Stoborough, Dorset, England

Esther

Samways

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stoborough, Dorset, England

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