Samuel Augustus Phillips

3x Great-Grandparents · PHI-003

Biographical Information

Samuel Augustus Phillips was born on 30 November 1866 at Bristol (christened 23 December 1866, St Philip & Jacob), a son of John Phillips and Susanna Confirmed. He married Florence Eliza Cogan at St Barnabas, Bristol, on 21 October 1888 Confirmed; their children were Harold Edmund (1895), Alfred Henry (1888), Doris Vera (1898) and Amy Florence (1902) Confirmed.

Confidence of each fact: Confirmed primary record · Probable strong but unproven · Inherited family knowledge · Conflict sources disagree · Hypothesis working theory

Full Name & Name Variations

Samuel Augustus Phillips
Samuel Augustus Phillips - full name confirmed, FreeBMD marriage index (Barton Regis 6a/191, Dec 1888)Inherited
Samuel Phillips - form on the family chartInherited

Birth & Death

Born: 30 November 1866, Bristol (christened 23 December 1866, St Philip & Jacob)
Place: Bristol St Philip & Jacob, Gloucestershire, England
Died: 1945 (per FamilySearch tree, GJGV-Z3W; to confirm)

Places of Residence

See Biographical Information below.

Occupation(s)

Engine fitter's mate [CONFIRMED — 1901 census, aged 34]

Education

Not yet researched.

Family

Spouse: Florence Eliza Cogan

Children:

Harold Edmund Phillips (b. 1895, Barton Regis)
Alfred Henry Phillips (b. Oct-Dec quarter 1888, Barton Regis (our line))
Doris Vera Phillips (b. 1898, Barton Regis)
Amy Florence Phillips (b. 1902, Barton Regis)

Siblings:

None recorded.

Parents:

Father: John Phillips
Mother: Susanna Phillips

Information Gathered (5 entries)

CONFIRMED as a real person and as Alfred's father via the FreeBMD marriage index (23 Jul 2026): GRO marriage page BARTON REGIS 6a/191, December quarter 1888, holds exactly two names - SAMUEL AUGUSTUS PHILLIPS and FLORENCE ELIZA COGAN - i.e. they married each other, Barton Regis registration district, Q4 1888.Confirmed
Full name CONFIRMED as SAMUEL AUGUSTUS PHILLIPS (the family's 'Samuel' is correct; middle name Augustus added).Inherited
Same district and quarter as son Alfred Henry Phillips's birth registration (Dec q. 1888, Barton Regis, mother's maiden name Cogan) - so Alfred was registered under his mother's maiden name because his birth registration coincided with / just preceded the marriage.Inherited
The marriage CERTIFICATE (Barton Regis 6a/191, Dec 1888) is orderable and would name BOTH fathers = the 3x-great-grandparents. Samuel's own birth/baptism (~1860s Bristol area) is the next target.Inherited
1901 census (Session 69) — occupation & death year. Samuel Phillips, 34, married, "Engine Fitter's Mate," in his widowed father John Phillips's St Philip & Jacob household (John, 67, "Boot Maker"); with wife Florence (32, b. St James Bristol) and children Alfred (12), Harold (6), Doris (2). FamilySearch's tree dates him 1866–1945.Confirmed

Sources & Documents (4 sources)

Christening — Samuel Augustus Phillips, 1866England, Bristol Parish Registers, St Philip & Jacob: b. 30 Nov 1866, christened 23 Dec 1866; parents John Phillips & Susanna.FamilySearch

Marriage — Samuel Augustus Phillips & Florence Eliza Cogan, 21 Oct 1888, St Barnabas, BristolBristol Parish Registers; groom's father John Phillips, bride's father Henry Cogan.FamilySearch

1901 England Census — John Phillips household, St Philip & Jacob, Bristol ↗John Phillips (67, boot maker, widower), head; son Samuel (34, engine fitter's mate); Florence (32); Alfred (12), Harold (6), Doris (2).FamilySearch / Findmypast

Family knowledge — supplied by BasileOral/handed-down family information supplied by P.J.B., July 2026, and the original family chart (Family Tree.rtf / FamilyTree.html).Family