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Household of William Sumner (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sumner, born in 1827 in Withnell, Lancashire, consisted of 18 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Sumner, born in 1833 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1866 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1871 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1878 in Fulwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Peggy (born 1807 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Phoebe (born 1817 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1841 in Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Ann (born 1816 in Scotland), William's Servant, Rose (born 1862 in Whitehaven, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Louisa (born 1859 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, William (born 1809 in Salesbury, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, David (born 1823 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Servant, John (born 1858 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England), William's Servant, G M (born 1839 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, James (born 1852 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and William's Servant, George (born 1865 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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William Sumner's household

Male

William

Sumner

Head
Female

Jane

Sumner

Wife
Male

William

Sumner

Son
Female

Sarah

Sumner

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sumner

Daughter
Male

John

Sumner

Son
Female

Peggy

Curl

Mother In Law
Female

Phoebe

Walsh

Servant
Female

Mary

Richmond

Servant
Female

Ann

Kelly

Servant
Female

Rose

Rogers

Servant
Female

Louisa

Taylor

Servant
Male

William

Ainsworth

Servant
Male

David

Sherrington

Servant
Male

John

White

Servant
Male

G M

Mc Dowell

Servant
Male

James

Jones

Servant
Male

George

Brian

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sumner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Withnell, Lancashire, England

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sumner

Head

Married

54

1827

Withnell, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sumner

Wife

Married

48

1833

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Sumner

Son

Single

15

1866

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sumner

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sumner

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

John

Sumner

Son

Single

3

1878

Fulwood, Lancashire, England

Peggy

Curl

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Walsh

Servant

Widow

64

1817

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Richmond

Servant

Single

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Ann

Kelly

Servant

Widow

65

1816

Scotland

Rose

Rogers

Servant

Single

19

1862

Whitehaven, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Taylor

Servant

Single

22

1859

London, Middlesex, England

William

Ainsworth

Servant

Single

72

1809

Salesbury, Lancashire, England

David

Sherrington

Servant

Widower

58

1823

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

White

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

G M

Mc Dowell

Servant

Widower

42

1839

London, Middlesex, England

James

Jones

Servant

Single

29

1852

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

George

Brian

Servant

Single

16

1865

Brighton, Sussex, England

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