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Household of John Sowerby (born 1851, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sowerby, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sowerby, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Sowerby's household

Male

John

Sowerby

Head
Female

Mary

Sowerby

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sowerby

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sowerby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sowerby

Head

Married

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Sowerby

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sowerby

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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