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Household of John Somers (born 1843, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

John Somers and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Somers, born in 1843 in Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Somers, born in 1847 in Willington, Durham, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1864 in Willington, Durham, England), Harriett (born 1866 in Willington, Durham, England), Sarah Ada (born 1870 in Gateshead, Durham, England), John Andrew (born 1872 in Willington, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Willington, Durham, England), George (born 1876 in Thornley, Durham, England), Charles (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Lily (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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John Somers's household

Male

John

Somers

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Somers

Wife
Male

William

Somers

Son
Female

Harriett

Somers

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ada

Somers

Daughter
Male

John Andrew

Somers

Son
Male

Joseph

Somers

Son
Male

George

Somers

Son
Male

Charles

Somers

Son
Female

Lily

Somers

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Somers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Somers

Head

Married

38

1843

Cambridgeshire, England

Mary Ann

Somers

Wife

Married

34

1847

Willington, Durham, England

William

Somers

Son

Single

17

1864

Willington, Durham, England

Harriett

Somers

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Willington, Durham, England

Sarah Ada

Somers

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gateshead, Durham, England

John Andrew

Somers

Son

Single

9

1872

Willington, Durham, England

Joseph

Somers

Son

Single

7

1874

Willington, Durham, England

George

Somers

Son

Single

5

1876

Thornley, Durham, England

Charles

Somers

Son

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Lily

Somers

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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