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Household of John Sowerby (born 1849, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 Sowerby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sowerby, born in 1849 in Stainton, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sowerby, born in 1850 in Hutton Henry, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Hannah (born 1869 in Byers Green, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1872 in Byers Green, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1871 in Byers Green, Durham, England) and John's Daughter In Law, Ellen (born 1873 in Wingate, Durham, England).


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John Sowerby's household

Male

John

Sowerby

Head
Female

Mary

Sowerby

Wife
Female

Hannah

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sowerby

Son
Male

Joseph

Taylor

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Taylor

Daughter In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sowerby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stainton, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sowerby

Head

Married

32

1849

Stainton, Cumberland, England

Mary

Sowerby

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hutton Henry, Durham, England

Hannah

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Byers Green, Durham, England

Robert

Sowerby

Son

Single

9

1872

Byers Green, Durham, England

Joseph

Taylor

Son In Law

Single

10

1871

Byers Green, Durham, England

Ellen

Taylor

Daughter In Law

Single

8

1873

Wingate, Durham, England

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