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Household of Robert Sumner (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Sumner and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sumner, born in 1848 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sumner, born in 1847 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1870 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Selina (born 1872 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Martha J (born 1874 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Longworth, born in 1862 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Sumner's household

Male

Robert

Sumner

Head
Female

Eliza

Sumner

Wife
Female

Mary

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Selina

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Martha J

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Longworth

Sister In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sumner

Head

Married

33

1848

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Sumner

Wife

Married

34

1847

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sumner

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Selina

Sumner

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Martha J

Sumner

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sumner

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Longworth

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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