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Household of John Sumner (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sumner, born in 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dinah Sumner, born in 1854 in Farrington, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William Hy (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ann Crook, born in 1816 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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John Sumner's household

Male

John

Sumner

Head
Female

Dinah

Sumner

Wife
Female

Mary J

Sumner

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sumner

Son
Male

John

Sumner

Son
Male

William Hy

Sumner

Son
Female

Ann

Crook

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sumner

Head

Married

36

1845

Preston, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Sumner

Wife

Married

27

1854

Farrington, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Sumner

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sumner

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Sumner

Son

Single

5

1876

Preston, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Sumner

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Crook

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Preston, Lancashire, England

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