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Household of William Summerhays (born 1828, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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.

William Summerhays and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Summerhays, born in 1828 in Pitminster, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriett Summerhays, born in 1829 in Whitchurch, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Mary (born 1867 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Eliza (born 1870 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1872 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Durston, Somerset, England) and Sarah E (born 1879 in Durston, Somerset, England).


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William Summerhays's household

Male

William

Summerhays

Head
Female

Harriett

Summerhays

Wife
Male

James

Summerhays

Son
Female

Mary

Summerhays

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Summerhays

Daughter
Female

Emily

Summerhays

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Summerhays

Son
Female

Sarah E

Summerhays

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Summerhays
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Pitminster, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Summerhays

Head

Married

53

1828

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Harriett

Summerhays

Wife

Married

52

1829

Whitchurch, Dorset, England

James

Summerhays

Son

Single

20

1861

Taunton, Somerset, England

Mary

Summerhays

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Taunton, Somerset, England

Eliza

Summerhays

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Taunton, Somerset, England

Emily

Summerhays

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Taunton, Somerset, England

Samuel

Summerhays

Son

Single

6

1875

Durston, Somerset, England

Sarah E

Summerhays

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durston, Somerset, England

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