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Household of Benjamin Summers (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Benjamin Summers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Summers, born in 1848 in Hinton St George, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Summers, born in 1847 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; Herbert H C (born 1873 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England), David H (born 1874 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Sarah K (born 1876 in Landport, Hampshire, England) and Annie (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Alice Boswell, born in 1866 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England.


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Benjamin Summers's household

Male

Benjamin

Summers

Head
Female

Martha

Summers

Wife
Male

Herbert H C

Summers

Son
Male

David H

Summers

Son
Female

Sarah K

Summers

Daughter
Female

Annie

Summers

Daughter
Female

Alice

Boswell

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Summers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Hinton St George, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Summers

Head

Married

33

1848

Hinton St George, Somerset, England

Martha

Summers

Wife

Married

34

1847

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Herbert H C

Summers

Son

Single

8

1873

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

David H

Summers

Son

Single

7

1874

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sarah K

Summers

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Landport, Hampshire, England

Annie

Summers

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Alice

Boswell

Servant

Single

15

1866

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

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