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Household of Peter Sumner (born 1828, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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.

Peter Sumner and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Sumner, born in 1828 in Sandbach, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sumner, born in 1826 in Keele, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1862 in Cheshire, England), Ellis (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), Edith E (born 1873 in Cheshire, England) and John T (born 1874 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, William Lawton, born in 1866 in Cheshire, England.


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Peter Sumner's household

Male

Peter

Sumner

Head
Female

Eliza

Sumner

Wife
Male

Edward

Sumner

Son
Male

Ellis

Sumner

Son
Female

Edith E

Sumner

Daughter
Male

John T

Sumner

Son
Male

William

Lawton

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Sumner

Head

Married

53

1828

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Sumner

Wife

Married

55

1826

Keele, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Sumner

Son

Single

19

1862

Cheshire, England

Ellis

Sumner

Son

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Edith E

Sumner

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

John T

Sumner

Son

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

William

Lawton

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

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