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Household of William Summers (born 1854, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset,Devon, 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 Summers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Summers, born in 1854 in Northleigh, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Summers, born in 1852 in Colyton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Ella (born 1873 in Colyton, Devon, England), William (born 1876 in Colyton, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1879 in Devon, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Bessie (born 1856 in Colyton, Devon, England) and William's Visitor, Harry (born 1866 in Colyton, Devon, England).


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William Summers's household

Male

William

Summers

Head
Female

Eliza

Summers

Wife
Female

Ella

Summers

Daughter
Male

William

Summers

Son
Female

Bessie

Summers

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Summers

Son
Female

Bessie

Mitchell

Servant
Male

Harry

Pavy

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Summers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Northleigh, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Summers

Head

Married

27

1854

Northleigh, Devon, England

Eliza

Summers

Wife

Married

29

1852

Colyton, Devon, England

Ella

Summers

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Colyton, Devon, England

William

Summers

Son

Single

5

1876

Colyton, Devon, England

Bessie

Summers

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Samuel

Summers

Son

Single

1

1880

Devon, England

Bessie

Mitchell

Servant

Single

25

1856

Colyton, Devon, England

Harry

Pavy

Visitor

Single

15

1866

Colyton, Devon, England

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