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Household of Thomas Sumner (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Thomas Sumner and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sumner, born in 1855 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sumner, born in 1852 in -. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1879 in -) and Robert W (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, Robert (born 1815 in -), Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1841 in -) and Thomas's Boarder, Hugh (born 1869 in -).


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Thomas Sumner's household

Male

Thomas

Sumner

Head
Female

Sarah

Sumner

Wife
Female

Jane

Sumner

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Sumner

Son
Male

Robert

Hesketh

Father In Law
Male

Thomas

Higham

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Higham

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sumner

Head

Married

26

1855

-

Sarah

Sumner

Wife

Married

29

1852

-

Jane

Sumner

Daughter

Single

2

1879

-

Robert W

Sumner

Son

Single

1

1880

-

Robert

Hesketh

Father In Law

Married

66

1815

-

Thomas

Higham

Boarder

Widower

40

1841

-

Hugh

Higham

Boarder

Single

12

1869

-

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