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Household of Robert Sumner (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sumner, born in 1853 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sumner, born in 1852 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ellen (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William John (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), George (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, James (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Lodger, William (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Sumner's household

Male

Robert

Sumner

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sumner

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Sumner

Daughter
Male

William John

Sumner

Son
Male

George

Sumner

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Sumner

Daughter
Male

James

Fish

Lodger
Male

William

Sumner

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Sumner

Head

Married

28

1853

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Sumner

Wife

Married

29

1852

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Sumner

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William John

Sumner

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

George

Sumner

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Sumner

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Fish

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Sumner

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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