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Household of Henry Sowton (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 Sowton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Sowton, born in 1825 in Bere Alston, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Sowton, born in 1827 in Pilton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1862 in Bere Alston, Devon, England) and Joseph (born 1864 in Bere Alston, Devon, England).


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Henry Sowton's household

Male

Henry

Sowton

Head
Female

Mary

Sowton

Wife
Female

Mary

Sowton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sowton

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Sowton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bere Alston, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Sowton

Head

Married

56

1825

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Mary

Sowton

Wife

Married

54

1827

Pilton, Devon, England

Mary

Sowton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bere Alston, Devon, England

Joseph

Sowton

Son

Single

17

1864

Bere Alston, Devon, England

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