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Household of John Somersgill (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Somersgill and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Somersgill, born in 1833 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Somersgill, born in 1835 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Jonathan (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah H (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John Henry, born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Arthur A H Smith, born in 1857 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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John Somersgill's household

Male

John

Somersgill

Head
Female

Mary

Somersgill

Wife
Male

John

Somersgill

Son
Male

Thomas

Somersgill

Son
Male

Jonathan

Somersgill

Son
Male

William

Somersgill

Son
Male

Albert

Somersgill

Son
Male

Arthur A H

Smith

Son In Law
Female

Sarah H

Smith

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Smith

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Somersgill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Somersgill

Head

Married

48

1833

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Somersgill

Wife

Married

46

1835

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Somersgill

Son

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Somersgill

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Somersgill

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Somersgill

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert

Somersgill

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur A H

Smith

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah H

Smith

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Smith

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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