Joseph Sams (1852 - 1925)

Born 1852 in Long Sutton, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Died 1925 at about age 73 in Dartford, Kent, England

Biography

Joseph was born in 1852 in Long Sutton, Somerset.^[1] He is the son of Edward Sams and Martha Clark.

He was recorded in his parent's household in Knole, Long Sutton in the 1861 Census.^[2]

Joseph was still living in his father's household in 1871, described as a farmer's son.^[3]

He was in the same situation in 1881, still single, and his profession given as agricultural labourer.^[4]

Cannot locate in 1891 and 1901 Censuses, but he reappears in 1911 in Greenwich with a wife whose name has been badly transcribed.

His profession was given as stoker in 1911, so he may have worked on steamships which is why he was not captured in 1891 and 1901.^[5]

No marriage record has been located. The 1911 Census noted that no children had been born to either Joseph or his wife in the present marriage.

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NW9-S53 : 1 October 2014), Joseph Sams, 1852; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Langport, Somerset, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M76F-DCG : 6 August 2020), Joseph Sams in household of Edward Sams, Long Sutton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFJK-SVD : 28 September 2019), Joseph Sams in entry for Edward Sams, 1871.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q276-W9LQ : 13 December 2017), Joseph Sams in household of Edward Sams, Long Sutton, Somerset, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 2380/5, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,719.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWRZ-DTJ : 10 May 2019), Joseph Sams, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Death: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVH4-GP9M : 4 September 2014), Joseph Sams, 1925; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Dartford, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.