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Household of Nelson Summers (born 1853, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset,Gloucestershire, 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.

Nelson Summers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nelson Summers, born in 1853 in Portishead, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Nelson was the head of the household, married to Ellin Summers, born in 1851 in Cowley, Oxfordshire, England. They had 3 children; Ellin (born 1877 in Portishead, Somerset, England), Charles (born 1878 in Portishead, Somerset, England) and Marjery (born 1881 in Portishead, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nelson's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Portbury, Somerset, England) and Nelson's Lodger Head, Alfred (born 1856 in Shoreham, Sussex, England).


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Nelson Summers's household

Male

Nelson

Summers

Head
Female

Ellin

Summers

Wife
Female

Ellin

Summers

Daughter
Male

Charles

Summers

Son
Female

Marjery

Summers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shipway

Servant
Male

Alfred

Swan

Lodger Head
First name(s) Nelson
Last name Summers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Portishead, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nelson

Summers

Head

Married

28

1853

Portishead, Somerset, England

Ellin

Summers

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cowley, Oxfordshire, England

Ellin

Summers

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Portishead, Somerset, England

Charles

Summers

Son

Single

3

1878

Portishead, Somerset, England

Marjery

Summers

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Portishead, Somerset, England

Mary

Shipway

Servant

Single

14

1867

Portbury, Somerset, England

Alfred

Swan

Lodger Head

Single

25

1856

Shoreham, Sussex, England

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