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Household of Abraham Sowden (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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.

Abraham Sowden and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Sowden, born in 1832 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Mary Sowden, born in 1839 in Lumley, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1862 in South Hetton, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in South Hetton, Durham, England), Richard (born 1875 in South Hetton, Durham, England) and Mary Jane (born 1878 in South Hetton, Durham, England).


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Abraham Sowden's household

Male

Abraham

Sowden

Head
Female

Mary

Sowden

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sowden

Son
Male

William

Sowden

Son
Male

Richard

Sowden

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Sowden

Daughter
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Sowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Sowden

Head

Married

49

1832

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sowden

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lumley, Durham, England

Thomas

Sowden

Son

Single

19

1862

South Hetton, Durham, England

William

Sowden

Son

Single

10

1871

South Hetton, Durham, England

Richard

Sowden

Son

Single

6

1875

South Hetton, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Sowden

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Hetton, Durham, England

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