Samuel George DENNIS

Abt 1832 - Bef 1887  (~ 55 years)

• Name	Samuel George DENNIS
  Birth	Abt 1832	Stoke near Devenport, Devon   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	D73A2A261167486CB0724D815423C6B872D3
  Death	Bef 17 Oct 1887	Camberwell RD   [2]
  Burial	17 Oct 1887	Brompton Cemetery (Kensington & Chelsea)   [3]
  Notes	1871 census at 68 Hargwyne Street, Lambeth St Mary, Surrey (all DENNIS) (as recorded), George S (head, married, 37, hosier, born Stoke, Devon), Phebe (wife, 40, married, born London), Ernest (son, 11, born London), Emline (daughter, 10, born London), Alberta (daughter, 7, born London), William (son, 3, born London), Frances* (daughter, 2, born London) and Henry (son, 15 days, born Stockwell, Surrey). Also a domestic servant, Elizabeth STEPHENS (26) and a nurse, Mary VERNEY (54). * no clue to who Frances was - a mistake for Louise? 1881 census: at 9 Middle Street, Taunton St James, Somerset (all DENNIS), Samuel G (head, married, 49, collar manufacturer, born Stoke Nr, Devenport), Phoebe (wife, married, 50, born St Dunstans, London), Emmeline M (daughter, 20, music teacher, born Hanover Square, London). Edith E (daughter, 18, born Hanover Square, London), Alberta M (daughter, 17, born Hanover Square, London), William Joel (son, 13, scholar, born Hanover Square, London), Louise E (son, 12, scholar, born Hanover Square, London), Henry M (son, 10, scholar, born St Andrews, Stockwell), John (father, married, 76, retired clerk, born Torpoint, Cornwall) and Mary (mother, married, 71, born New Passage, Devenport). Also a domestic servant, Eliza CASSELL (22). Samuel died in 1887. According to findagrave.com, he was interred on 17 October 1887 in the same grave as his father. 1891 & 1901 censuses: Phoebe DENNIS (widow, 60 and 70 respectively, born City, London) was with her nephew William MINTER (29 and 39 respectively).
  Person ID	I748	Thanet, Kent
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John DENNIS
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phoebe Minter,   b. Bef 20 Sep 1830, St Dunstans, London d. Bef 15 Feb 1910, Lepoc Road, Clapham, London (Age ~ 79 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1858	St Bride Parish Church, London   [4]
  	Married by license. Samuel George Dennis, full age, bachelor, hosier of St George Hanover Square, father John Dennis, commercial clerk. Phoebe Minter, full age, spinster of St Bride, father Henry Minter oilman. Both signed. Witnesses Henry Wm Minter and Caroline Minter, both signed.
  Children	1. John Ernest Minter DENNIS,   b. Sep 1859, St George Hanover Square, London d. Yes, date unknown   2. Emmeline Mary DENNIS,   b. 4 Feb 1861, Pimlico, London d. 10 Apr 1940, Clapham, London (Age 79 years)   3. Edith Emma DENNIS,   b. Sep 1862, St George Hanover Square, London d. Yes, date unknown   4. Alberta Martha DENNIS,   b. Dec 1863, St George Hanover Square, London d. Yes, date unknown   5. George Herbert DENNIS,   b. Sep 1865, St George Hanover Square, London d. Yes, date unknown   6. William Joll DENNIS,   b. Sep 1867, St George Hanover Square, London d. Yes, date unknown   7. Louise Eliza Elvina DENNIS,   b. Jun 1869, St George Hanover Square, London d. Yes, date unknown   8. Henry DENNIS,   b. Jun 1871, Lambeth RD d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] 1881 census. [S4] BMD index, aged 53, Q4 1887 Camberwell 1d/543. (Reliability: 3). [S41] findagrave.com. [S14] Marriage certificate (copy).