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Household of Henry Sowerby (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Henry Sowerby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Sowerby, born in 1836 in Emley, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Anne Sowerby, born in 1836 in Emley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1859 in Emley, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1861 in Emley, Yorkshire, England), Julia (born 1867 in Emley, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy Ann (born 1874 in Emley, Yorkshire, England).


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Henry Sowerby's household

Male

Henry

Sowerby

Head
Female

Sarah Anne

Sowerby

Wife
Male

Joseph

Sowerby

Son
Female

Ellen

Sowerby

Daughter
Female

Julia

Sowerby

Daughter
Female

Lucy Ann

Sowerby

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Sowerby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Emley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Sowerby

Head

Married

45

1836

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Anne

Sowerby

Wife

Married

45

1836

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Sowerby

Son

Single

22

1859

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Julia

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Emley, Yorkshire, England

Lucy Ann

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Emley, Yorkshire, England

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