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Household of John Sumner (born 1846, Lancashire)

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 Sumner and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sumner, born in 1846 in Billinge, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Sumner, born in 1847 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John H (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1825 in Lancashire, England), John's Brother In Law, James (born 1853 in Lancashire, England) and John's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1854 in Lancashire, England).


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John Sumner's household

Male

John

Sumner

Head
Female

Alice

Sumner

Wife
Male

John H

Sumner

Son
Female

Alice

Sumner

Daughter
Male

James

Sumner

Son
Female

Emily

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Taberner

Mother In Law
Male

James

Taberner

Brother In Law
Male

Thomas

Taberner

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Billinge, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sumner

Head

Married

35

1846

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Alice

Sumner

Wife

Married

34

1847

Orrell, Lancashire, England

John H

Sumner

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Alice

Sumner

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

James

Sumner

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Emily

Sumner

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Taberner

Mother In Law

Widow

56

1825

Lancashire, England

James

Taberner

Brother In Law

Single

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Taberner

Brother In Law

Single

27

1854

Lancashire, England

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