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Household of John Somer (born 1838, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stratton, Cornwall, 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.

John Somer and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Somer, born in 1838 in St Clether, Cornwall, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Somer, born in 1841 in Lesnewth, Cornwall, England. They had 10 children; Nicholas H (born 1863 in Lesnewth, Cornwall, England), Mary Venning (born 1865 in St Clether, Cornwall, England), John Herbert (born 1869 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), James Henry (born 1871 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), Francis Ed (born 1872 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), Alice Jane (born 1873 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), Louisa Agustia (born 1874 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England), William Harris (born 1876 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England), Elizabeth Harris (born 1878 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England) and Emily Kathleen (born 1879 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Fanny Maria (born 1862 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England), John's Servant, Henrietta (born 1867 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, William (born 1866 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England).


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John Somer's household

Male

John

Somer

Head
Female

Jane

Somer

Wife
Male

Nicholas H

Somer

Son
Female

Mary Venning

Somer

Daughter
Male

John Herbert

Somer

Son
Male

James Henry

Somer

Son
Male

Francis Ed

Somer

Son
Female

Alice Jane

Somer

Daughter
Female

Louisa Agustia

Somer

Daughter
Male

William Harris

Somer

Son
Female

Elizabeth Harris

Somer

Daughter
Female

Emily Kathleen

Somer

Daughter
Female

Fanny Maria

Gill

Servant
Female

Henrietta

Bolt

Servant
Male

William

Stuttaford

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Somer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place St Clether, Cornwall, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Somer

Head

Married

43

1838

St Clether, Cornwall, England

Jane

Somer

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lesnewth, Cornwall, England

Nicholas H

Somer

Son

Single

18

1863

Lesnewth, Cornwall, England

Mary Venning

Somer

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Clether, Cornwall, England

John Herbert

Somer

Son

Single

12

1869

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

James Henry

Somer

Son

Single

10

1871

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Francis Ed

Somer

Son

Single

9

1872

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Alice Jane

Somer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

Louisa Agustia

Somer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England

William Harris

Somer

Son

Single

5

1876

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth Harris

Somer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Emily Kathleen

Somer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Fanny Maria

Gill

Servant

Single

19

1862

Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England

Henrietta

Bolt

Servant

Single

14

1867

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

William

Stuttaford

Servant

Single

15

1866

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

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