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Household of Reuben E Sommins (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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.

Reuben E Sommins and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben E Sommins, born in 1841 in Kensington, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. Reuben E was the head of the household, married to Susan Sommins, born in 1850 in Kensington, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Harry W (born 1871 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Adela L (born 1873 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Edward L (born 1875 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Nelly M (born 1877 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Edith H (born 1878 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England) and Reuben J (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Reuben E's Sister In Law, Sophie (born 1868 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Reuben E's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1858 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Reuben E's Boarder, M (born 1857 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).


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Reuben E Sommins's household

Male

Reuben E

Sommins

Head
Female

Susan

Sommins

Wife
Male

Harry W

Sommins

Son
Female

Adela L

Sommins

Daughter
Male

Edward L

Sommins

Son
Female

Nelly M

Sommins

Daughter
Female

Edith H

Sommins

Daughter
Male

Reuben J

Sommins

Son
Female

Sophie

Collett

Sister In Law
Male

Joseph

Collett

Brother In Law
Female

M

Clark

Boarder
First name(s) Reuben E
Last name Sommins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kensington, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben E

Sommins

Head

Married

40

1841

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Susan

Sommins

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Harry W

Sommins

Son

Single

10

1871

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Adela L

Sommins

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Edward L

Sommins

Son

Single

6

1875

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Nelly M

Sommins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Edith H

Sommins

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Reuben J

Sommins

Son

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Sophie

Collett

Sister In Law

Single

13

1868

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Collett

Brother In Law

Single

23

1858

Paddington, Middlesex, England

M

Clark

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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