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Household of James Sowter (born 1852)
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.
James Sowter and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sowter, born in 1852 in , consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sowter, born in 1855 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Mary Boddy, born in 1819 in Catterick, Yorkshire, England.
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James Sowter's household
James
Sowter
Head
Margaret
Sowter
Wife
William
Sowter
Son
James
Sowter
Son
Fred
Sowter
Son
Albert
Sowter
Son
Mary
Boddy
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Sowter |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth year | 1852 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Sowter | Head | Married | 29 | 1852 | Scotland | |
Margaret | Sowter | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Barnsley, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Sowter | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
James | Sowter | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Fred | Sowter | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Albert | Sowter | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Boddy | Mother In Law | Widow | 62 | 1819 | Catterick, Yorkshire, England |
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