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Household of Harry Sorby (born 1817, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Harry Sorby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harry Sorby, born in 1817 in Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. Harry was the head of the household, married to Henry Clark, born in 1836 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Henry, born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Harry's Lodgr, Henry (born 1836 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Harry's Lodgr, George (born 1822 in -), Harry's Lodgr Head, Henry (born 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Harry's Lodger, George (born 1863 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England) and Harry's Lodger, Arthur (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Harry Sorby's household

Female

Harry

Sorby

Head
Male

Henry

Clark

Lodgr
Male

George

Barker

Lodgr
Male

Henry

Smith

Lodgr Head
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife
Male

Henry

Smith

Son
Male

George

Greenall

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Turner

Lodger
First name(s) Harry
Last name Sorby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Harry

Sorby

Head

Married

64

1817

Derbyshire, England

Henry

Clark

Lodgr

Single

45

1836

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Barker

Lodgr

Single

59

1822

-

Henry

Smith

Lodgr Head

Married

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Wife

Married

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Smith

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Greenall

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Arthur

Turner

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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