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Household of Charles Sorby (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Charles Sorby and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Sorby, born in 1841 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Sorby, born in 1847 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Charles A (born 1868 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England), Betsy J (born 1870 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England), John (born 1873 in Hexham, Northumberland, England), George (born 1875 in Northumberland, England), Charlotte (born 1876 in Durham, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Durham, Durham, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Durham, Durham, England).


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Charles Sorby's household

Male

Charles

Sorby

Head
Female

Charlotte

Sorby

Wife
Male

Charles A

Sorby

Son
Female

Betsy J

Sorby

Daughter
Male

John

Sorby

Son
Male

George

Sorby

Son
Female

Charlotte

Sorby

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Sorby

Son
Female

Ada

Sorby

Daughter
First name(s) Charles
Last name Sorby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Sorby

Head

Married

40

1841

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Sorby

Wife

Married

34

1847

York, Yorkshire, England

Charles A

Sorby

Son

Single

13

1868

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Betsy J

Sorby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Matlock, Derbyshire, England

John

Sorby

Son

Single

8

1873

Hexham, Northumberland, England

George

Sorby

Son

Single

6

1875

Northumberland, England

Charlotte

Sorby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, Durham, England

Samuel

Sorby

Son

Single

2

1879

Durham, Durham, England

Ada

Sorby

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, Durham, England

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