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Household of Joseph Somers (born 1815, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

Joseph Somers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Somers, born in 1815 in Glastonbury, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Somers, born in 1828 in Badgworth, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1862 in Cannington, Somerset, England), Jesse (born 1865 in Cannington, Somerset, England) and William (born 1869 in Cannington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Jeffery (born 1867 in Allerton, Somerset, England), Joseph's Visitor, Edward (born 1868 in Somerset, England), Joseph's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Creech, Somerset, England) and Joseph's Lodger, William J (born 1856 in Stogursey, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Somers's household

Male

Joseph

Somers

Head
Female

Mary

Somers

Wife
Male

Henry

Somers

Son
Male

Jesse

Somers

Son
Male

William

Somers

Son
Male

Jeffery

Ham

Visitor
Male

Edward

Loxton

Visitor
Male

John

Stone

Lodger
Male

William J

Burland

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Somers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Somers

Head

Married

66

1815

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Mary

Somers

Wife

Married

53

1828

Badgworth, Somerset, England

Henry

Somers

Son

Single

19

1862

Cannington, Somerset, England

Jesse

Somers

Son

Single

16

1865

Cannington, Somerset, England

William

Somers

Son

Single

12

1869

Cannington, Somerset, England

Jeffery

Ham

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Allerton, Somerset, England

Edward

Loxton

Visitor

Single

13

1868

Somerset, England

John

Stone

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Creech, Somerset, England

William J

Burland

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Stogursey, Somerset, England

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