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Household of William Sumner (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sumner, born in 1847 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sumner, born in 1839 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Bertha A (born 1873 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Edith A (born 1875 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Ernest (born 1877 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1838 in Lancashire, England), William's Father, William (born 1821 in Morley, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Mary J (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1866 in Cheshire, England).


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William Sumner's household

Male

William

Sumner

Head
Female

Ellen

Sumner

Wife
Female

Bertha A

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Sumner

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Sumner

Son
Female

Mary

Lowe

Sister In Law
Male

William

Sumner

Father
Female

Mary J

Cunliffe

Servant
Male

William

Renshaw

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sumner

Head

Married

34

1847

Cheshire, England

Ellen

Sumner

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Bertha A

Sumner

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Edith A

Sumner

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Sumner

Son

Single

4

1877

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lowe

Sister In Law

Single

43

1838

Lancashire, England

William

Sumner

Father

Widower

60

1821

Morley, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Cunliffe

Servant

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Renshaw

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

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