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Household of John Sowerbutts (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

John Sowerbutts and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sowerbutts, born in 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sowerbutts, born in 1838 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ebenezer (born 1873 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Mary (born 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Clarice (born 1856 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Sowerbutts's household

Male

John

Sowerbutts

Head
Female

Catherine

Sowerbutts

Wife
Male

Ebenezer

Sowerbutts

Son
Female

Ellen

Sowerbutts

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Sowerbutts

Daughter
Female

Mary

Threlfall

Sister
Female

Clarice

Riley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sowerbutts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sowerbutts

Head

Married

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Sowerbutts

Wife

Married

43

1838

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ebenezer

Sowerbutts

Son

Single

8

1873

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sowerbutts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Sowerbutts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Threlfall

Sister

Single

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

Clarice

Riley

Servant

Single

25

1856

Preston, Lancashire, England

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