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Household of Edward Sumner (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, Lancashire, 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.

Edward Sumner and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Sumner, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sumner, born in 1841 in Brindle, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1862 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1870 in Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England) and William Henry (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Lodger, Robert Sharples, born in 1839 in Brindle, Lancashire, England.


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Edward Sumner's household

Male

Edward

Sumner

Head
Female

Ellen

Sumner

Wife
Male

John

Sumner

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Sumner

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Sumner

Son
Male

Robert

Sharples

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Sumner

Head

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sumner

Wife

Married

40

1841

Brindle, Lancashire, England

John

Sumner

Son

Single

19

1862

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Sumner

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Sumner

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sharples

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Brindle, Lancashire, England

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