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Household of Elijah Summers (born 1826, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, 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.

Elijah Summers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Summers, born in 1826 in Chardstock, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Selina Summers, born in 1829 in Wootton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Dorothy (born 1862 in St George, Gloucestershire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1868 in St George, Gloucestershire, England), Alfred Lewes (born 1870 in St George, Gloucestershire, England) and Frederick Chas (born 1873 in St George, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elijah's Lodger, William Mellon, born in 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.


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Elijah Summers's household

Male

Elijah

Summers

Head
Female

Selina

Summers

Wife
Female

Dorothy

Summers

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Summers

Daughter
Male

Alfred Lewes

Summers

Son
Male

Frederick Chas

Summers

Son
Male

William

Mellon

Lodger
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Summers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Chardstock, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Summers

Head

Married

55

1826

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Selina

Summers

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wootton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Dorothy

Summers

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St George, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Ellen

Summers

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St George, Gloucestershire, England

Alfred Lewes

Summers

Son

Single

11

1870

St George, Gloucestershire, England

Frederick Chas

Summers

Son

Single

8

1873

St George, Gloucestershire, England

William

Mellon

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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