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Household of William Sumner (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sumner, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sumner, born in 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Sidney (born 1868 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Levina (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Emma (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Harriet Sumner, born in 1849 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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William Sumner's household

Male

William

Sumner

Head
Female

Mary A

Sumner

Wife
Male

William

Sumner

Son
Male

Sidney

Sumner

Son
Female

Levina

Sumner

Daughter
Male

John

Sumner

Son
Female

Emma

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Sumner

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sumner

Head

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Sumner

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Sumner

Son

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sidney

Sumner

Son

Single

13

1868

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Levina

Sumner

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Sumner

Son

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emma

Sumner

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Sumner

Niece

Single

32

1849

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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