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Household of Thomas Sumers (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Thomas Sumers and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sumers, born in 1833 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Sumers, born in 1843 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Ann (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, William (born 1806 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1806 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Sumers's household

Male

Thomas

Sumers

Head
Female

Mary

Sumers

Wife
Male

James

Sumers

Son
Female

Ann

Sumers

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sumers

Son
Male

William

Selby

Father In Law
Female

Mary

Selby

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sumers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sumers

Head

Married

48

1833

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary

Sumers

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James

Sumers

Son

Single

18

1863

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ann

Sumers

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Thomas

Sumers

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Selby

Father In Law

Married

75

1806

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary

Selby

Mother In Law

Married

75

1806

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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