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Household of Thomas Summerson (born 1811, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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 Summerson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Summerson, born in 1811 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza C Summerson, born in 1821 in West Auckland, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Thomas R (born 1842 in West Auckland, Durham, England), Samuel J (born 1851 in West Auckland, Durham, England), Eliza A (born 1854 in West Auckland, Durham, England), Robert B (born 1856 in Darlington, Durham, England), Emmeline (born 1860 in Haughton Le Skerne, Durham, England), Ida R (born 1862 in Haughton Le Skerne, Durham, England) and Edith H (born 1866 in Haughton Le Skerne, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Jane Frankland, born in 1860 in Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Summerson's household

Male

Thomas

Summerson

Head
Female

Eliza C

Summerson

Wife
Male

Thomas R

Summerson

Son
Male

Samuel J

Summerson

Son
Female

Eliza A

Summerson

Daughter
Male

Robert B

Summerson

Son
Female

Emmeline

Summerson

Daughter
Female

Ida R

Summerson

Daughter
Female

Edith H

Summerson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Frankland

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Summerson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Summerson

Head

Married

70

1811

South Shields, Durham, England

Eliza C

Summerson

Wife

Married

60

1821

West Auckland, Durham, England

Thomas R

Summerson

Son

Single

39

1842

West Auckland, Durham, England

Samuel J

Summerson

Son

Single

30

1851

West Auckland, Durham, England

Eliza A

Summerson

Daughter

Single

27

1854

West Auckland, Durham, England

Robert B

Summerson

Son

Single

25

1856

Darlington, Durham, England

Emmeline

Summerson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Haughton Le Skerne, Durham, England

Ida R

Summerson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Haughton Le Skerne, Durham, England

Edith H

Summerson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Haughton Le Skerne, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Frankland

Servant

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

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