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Household of Carl Somnerhoff (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, England

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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.

Carl Somnerhoff and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Carl Somnerhoff, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. Carl was the head of the household, married to Ada Somnerhoff, born in 1848 in Clapham, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Arthur (born 1873 in Richmond, Surrey, England) and Fritz (born 1874 in Richmond, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Carl's Sister In Law, Clara (born 1848 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Carl's Mother, Louisa (born 1817 in Germany), Carl's Servant, Sarah (born 1838 in Little Missnden, Buckinghamshire, England) and Carl's Servant, Sarah A (born 1863 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).


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Carl Somnerhoff's household

Male

Carl

Somnerhoff

Head
Female

Ada

Somnerhoff

Wife
Male

Arthur

Somnerhoff

Son
Male

Fritz

Somnerhoff

Son
Female

Clara

Bernard

Sister In Law
Female

Louisa

Somnerhoff

Mother
Female

Sarah

West

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Farthing

Servant
First name(s) Carl
Last name Somnerhoff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Germany

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Carl

Somnerhoff

Head

Married

38

1843

Germany

Ada

Somnerhoff

Wife

Married

33

1848

Clapham, Surrey, England

Arthur

Somnerhoff

Son

Single

8

1873

Richmond, Surrey, England

Fritz

Somnerhoff

Son

Single

7

1874

Richmond, Surrey, England

Clara

Bernard

Sister In Law

Single

33

1848

Clapham, Surrey, England

Louisa

Somnerhoff

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Germany

Sarah

West

Servant

Single

43

1838

Little Missnden, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah A

Farthing

Servant

Single

18

1863

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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