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Household of William Sumner (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sumner, born in 1835 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Sumner, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Clara (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William E (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1878 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and Harold (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ann (born 1858 in -), William's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Somerset, England) and William's Servant, Harry (born 1863 in West Gorton, Lancashire, England).


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William Sumner's household

Male

William

Sumner

Head
Female

Sarah A

Sumner

Wife
Female

Clara

Sumner

Daughter
Male

William E

Sumner

Son
Male

Frank

Sumner

Son
Male

Charles

Sumner

Son
Male

Harold

Sumner

Son
Female

Ann

Broughton

Servant
Female

Mary

Kinder

Servant
Male

Harry

Gordon

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sumner

Head

Married

46

1835

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Sumner

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clara

Sumner

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William E

Sumner

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank

Sumner

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Sumner

Son

Single

3

1878

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Harold

Sumner

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Broughton

Servant

Single

23

1858

-

Mary

Kinder

Servant

Single

20

1861

Somerset, England

Harry

Gordon

Servant

Single

18

1863

West Gorton, Lancashire, England

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