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Household of Ellen Sowerby (born 1834, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.
Ellen Sowerby and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Sowerby, born in 1834 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Emily J (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England), Matthew J (born 1864 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ann P (born 1868 in Durham, England), James (born 1872 in Felling, Durham, England) and William S (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Boarder, Matthew G Sinclair, born in 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England.
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Ellen Sowerby's household
Ellen
Sowerby
Head
Emily J
Sowerby
Daughter
Matthew J
Sowerby
Son
Mary E
Sowerby
Daughter
Ann P
Sowerby
Daughter
James
Sowerby
Son
William S
Sowerby
Son
Matthew G
Sinclair
Boarder
| First name(s) | Ellen |
| Last name | Sowerby |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ellen | Sowerby | Head | Widow | 47 | 1834 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Emily J | Sowerby | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Matthew J | Sowerby | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Mary E | Sowerby | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Ann P | Sowerby | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Durham, England | |
James | Sowerby | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Felling, Durham, England | |
William S | Sowerby | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Matthew G | Sinclair | Boarder | Single | 16 | 1865 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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