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Household of William Sumner (born 1816, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sumner, born in 1816 in Tilstock, Shropshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Sumner, born in 1826 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Caroline (born 1860 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and William James (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Wm Kitchen, born in 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Sumner's household

Male

William

Sumner

Head
Female

Caroline

Sumner

Wife
Female

Caroline

Sumner

Daughter
Male

William James

Sumner

Son
Male

John Wm

Kitchen

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Tilstock, Shropshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sumner

Head

Married

65

1816

Tilstock, Shropshire, England

Caroline

Sumner

Wife

Married

55

1826

Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

Caroline

Sumner

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William James

Sumner

Son

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John Wm

Kitchen

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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