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Household of Robert Summerscales (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Robert Summerscales and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Summerscales, born in 1842 in Addingham, Yorkshire, consisted of 20 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Summerscales, born in 1841 in Westmorland, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1868 in Westmorland, England), Frederick (born 1871 in Westmorland, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Westmorland, England), Christopher (born 1876 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Barden, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Barden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, John (born 1833 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Lodger, James (born 1841 in Scotland), Robert's Lodger, Joseph (born 1849 in York, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Lodger, George (born 1841 in York, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Lodger, George (born 1829 in York, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Lodger, Samuel (born 1841 in Lancashire, England), Robert's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1850 in York, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Lodger, Edward (born 1839 in Somerset, England), Robert's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1831 in Malton, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Lodger, Thomas (born 1835 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Robert's Lodger, John (born 1854 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Lodger, Alfred (born 1841 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert Summerscales's household

Male

Robert

Summerscales

Head
Female

Dorothy

Summerscales

Wife
Female

Mary

Summerscales

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Summerscales

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Summerscales

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Summerscales

Son
Female

Alice

Summerscales

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Summerscales

Son
Male

John

Hannam

Lodger
Male

James

Mills

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Rhodes

Lodger
Male

George

Hansfield

Lodger
Male

George

Kelso

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Nelson

Lodger
Male

Benjamin

Patrick

Lodger
Male

Edward

Bailey

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Bailey

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Bradly

Lodger
Male

John

Hurlstone

Lodger
Male

Alfred

Shaw

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Summerscales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Summerscales

Head

Married

39

1842

Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Summerscales

Wife

Married

40

1841

Westmorland, England

Mary

Summerscales

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Westmorland, England

Frederick

Summerscales

Son

Single

10

1871

Westmorland, England

Elizabeth

Summerscales

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Westmorland, England

Christopher

Summerscales

Son

Single

5

1876

Fewston, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Summerscales

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barden, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Summerscales

Son

Single

0

1881

Barden, Yorkshire, England

John

Hannam

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Fewston, Yorkshire, England

James

Mills

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Scotland

Joseph

Rhodes

Lodger

Single

32

1849

York, Yorkshire, England

George

Hansfield

Lodger

Single

40

1841

York, Yorkshire, England

George

Kelso

Lodger

Single

52

1829

York, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Nelson

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Patrick

Lodger

Married

31

1850

York, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Bailey

Lodger

Married

42

1839

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Bailey

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Bradly

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

John

Hurlstone

Lodger

Single

27

1854

York, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Shaw

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

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