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Household of Edward W Somes (born 1854, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,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.

Edward W Somes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward W Somes, born in 1854 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward W was the head of the household, married to Ada Somes, born in 1862 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; George H (born 1879 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) and Ada S (born 1881 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward W's Uncle, William (born 1841 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Edward W's Sister, Annie (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Edward W's Lodger, Mary (born 1817 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England) and Edward W's Visitor, Eliza (born 1826 in Slough).


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Edward W Somes's household

Male

Edward W

Somes

Head
Female

Ada

Somes

Wife
Female

George H

Somes

Daughter
Female

Ada S

Somes

Daughter
Male

William

Jollings

Uncle
Female

Annie

Jollings

Sister
Female

Mary

Blackman

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Tompkins

Visitor
First name(s) Edward W
Last name Somes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward W

Somes

Head

Married

27

1854

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Ada

Somes

Wife

Married

19

1862

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

George H

Somes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Ada S

Somes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Jollings

Uncle

Single

40

1841

City of London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Jollings

Sister

Single

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Blackman

Lodger

Widow

64

1817

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Eliza

Tompkins

Visitor

Widow

55

1826

Slough

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