Sampson was born about 1838 in Fowey. He is the son of Sampson Waters and Sally Sweet. He was baptised on the 26th of August 1838[1]. Another Sampson Waters was baptised the prior year to the same parents, but died the same year[2][3].
In 1841 he was living in Fowey with his mother, sister, grandparents Colliver and Sarah, and his aunt's extended family[4]. His parents and grandparents died in the 1840s and in 1851 he was still living with Randall and Betsey Howard, his sister and cousins.[5].
Research Notes
Sampson is often spelled Samson in the records. In addition "Waters" is often transcribed as "Watters" or "Walters". There is another Sampson Waters born a year prior who dies shortly after birth to the same parent.
Sources
↑Cornwall Online Parish Clerks Database. Baptisms Database. Sampson Waters 1838. Notes: Father - Sampson. Mother - Sally. Date - 26 Aug 1838. Place - Tywardreath
↑Cornwall Online Parish Clerks Database. Baptisms Database. Samson Walters 1837. Notes: Father - Samson. Mother - Sally. Date - 26 Aug 1838. Place - Tywardreath
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQBM-VK3 : 5 March 2021), Sally Waters in household of Randel Howard, Fowey, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2Z-BZY : 9 November 2019), Sampson Walters in household of Randal Howard, Fowey, Cornwall, England; citing Fowey, Cornwall, England, p. 12, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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