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Household of William Sumner (born 1844, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Sumner and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sumner, born in 1844 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Sumner, born in 1857 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Minnie (born 1876 in Middlesex, England) and Rebecca (born 1881 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Jane Ann (born 1837 in Greenwich, Kent, England), William's Sister In Law, Annie (born 1871 in Greenwich, Kent, England), William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1861 in Gloucestershire, England), William's Lodger, Charles (born 1861 in Gloucestershire, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1862 in Halling, Kent, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1858 in Colchester, Essex, England).


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William Sumner's household

Male

William

Sumner

Head
Female

Harriet

Sumner

Wife
Female

Minnie

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Acton

Mother In Law
Female

Annie

Acton

Sister In Law
Male

Joseph

Cook

Lodger
Male

Charles

East

Lodger
Male

Thomas

White

Lodger
Male

William

Howlett

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sumner

Head

Married

37

1844

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Harriet

Sumner

Wife

Married

24

1857

Greenwich, Kent, England

Minnie

Sumner

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Sumner

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesex, England

Jane Ann

Acton

Mother In Law

Widow

44

1837

Greenwich, Kent, England

Annie

Acton

Sister In Law

Single

10

1871

Greenwich, Kent, England

Joseph

Cook

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Gloucestershire, England

Charles

East

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

White

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Halling, Kent, England

William

Howlett

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Colchester, Essex, England

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