Samuel Polak in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Samuel Polak of 36 Commercial Road, Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Samuel
Last name: Polak
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Birth year: 1833
Occupation: Diamond Polisher Merchant
Birth town: —
Birth county: —
Birth place: Holland (Netherlands)
Street: 36 Commercial Road
Town: —
Parish: Whitechapel
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Whitechapel

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Lidia	Last name Polak	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 43	Birth year 1838	Occupation Diamond Polisher Merchant Wife	Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Van Gilder (Polak)	Relationship Step Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Cigar Maker	Birth place Christchurch, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Isaac	Last name Van Gilder (Polak)	Relationship Step Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Cigar Maker	Birth place Christchurch, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Isaac	Last name Polak	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Diamond Polisher	Birth place Christchurch, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Joseph	Last name Van Gilder (Polak)	Relationship Step Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Boot Rivetter	Birth place St Giles, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Rose	Last name Van Gilder (Polak)	Relationship Step Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation Apprentice	Birth place St Giles, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Joseph	Last name Polak	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place St Giles, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Leonard	Last name Van Gilder (Polak)	Relationship Step Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place St Giles, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Joseph	Last name Polak	Relationship Nephew	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 24	Birth year 1857	Occupation Cigar Maker	Birth place St Giles, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Emelia	Last name Polak	Relationship Niece	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation Cigar Maker	Birth place St Giles, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Catherine	Last name Bakmehan	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Servant Domestic	Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Polak family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Samuel Polak and 11 other people

Polak family summary

NAME: Samuel Polak
BORN: 1833
BIRTH COUNTY: -
ADDRESS IN 1881: Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England