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Household of Ellen Sumner (born 1818, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Ellen Sumner and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Sumner, born in 1818 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Thomas (born 1842 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1854 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1857 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England). She had 2 grandchildren; M E (born 1879 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Visitor, Mary K Forshaw, born in 1876 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.


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Ellen Sumner's household

Female

Ellen

Sumner

Head
Male

Thomas

Sumner

Son
Female

Mary

Morrey

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Mary K

Forshaw

Visitor
Female

M E

Morrey

Grand Daughter
Male

Alfred

Morrey

Grand Son
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Sumner

Head

Widow

63

1818

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sumner

Son

Single

39

1842

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary

Morrey

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Sumner

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary K

Forshaw

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

M E

Morrey

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Morrey

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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