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Household of William Sunman (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Sunman and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sunman, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sunman, born in 1841 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Isabella (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Edward (born 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Mary A (born 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Elizabeth A (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Eliza (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Sunman's household

Male

William

Sunman

Head
Female

Isabella

Sunman

Wife
Male

Robert

Sunman

Son
Female

Hannah

Sunman

Daughter
Male

William

Sunman

Son
Female

Sarah

Sunman

Daughter
Male

Henry

Sunman

Son
Female

Isabella

Sunman

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sunman

Nephew
Female

Mary A

Shelmerdine

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth A

Shelmerdine

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Shelmerdine

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Sunman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sunman

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Sunman

Wife

Married

40

1841

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Sunman

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Sunman

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Sunman

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sunman

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Sunman

Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Sunman

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Sunman

Nephew

Single

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shelmerdine

Boarder

Widow

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Shelmerdine

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Shelmerdine

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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