In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sampson like this:
SAMPSON, a small one of the Scilly islands. It comprises about 80 acres, and had 10 inhabitants and 3 houses in 1851, but no inhabitants in 1861.
Sampson through time
Sampson is now part of Isles of Scilly district. Click here for graphs and data of how Isles of Scilly has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Sampson itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Sampson, in Isles of Scilly and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23447
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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