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Household of John W Sowton (born 1843, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.
John W Sowton and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Sowton, born in 1843 in Ilsington, Devon, consisted of 11 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Jane Sowton, born in 1844 in St Thomas, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Amelia (born 1864 in St Mary Major, Devon, England), Annie S (born 1867 in St Mary Major, Devon, England), Blanch C (born 1869 in -), Elizabeth S (born 1872 in Kingstone, Surrey, England), Mary J (born 1875 in Kingstone, Surrey, England) and Margaret M (born 1877 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Assistant, Henry B (born 1859 in Paignton, Devon, England), John W's Servant, Hannah (born 1865 in Lustleigh, Devon, England) and John W's Servant, Frank (born 1865 in Chudleigh, Devon, England).
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John W Sowton's household
John W
Sowton
Head
Jane
Sowton
Wife
Amelia
Sowton
Daughter
Annie S
Sowton
Daughter
Blanch C
Sowton
Daughter
Elizabeth S
Sowton
Daughter
Mary J
Sowton
Daughter
Margaret M
Sowton
Daughter
Henry B
Carey
Assistant
Hannah
Clark
Servant
Frank
Endicott
Servant
| First name(s) | John W |
| Last name | Sowton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Ilsington, Devon, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John W | Sowton | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Ilsington, Devon, England | |
Jane | Sowton | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | St Thomas, Devon, England | |
Amelia | Sowton | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | St Mary Major, Devon, England | |
Annie S | Sowton | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | St Mary Major, Devon, England | |
Blanch C | Sowton | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | - | |
Elizabeth S | Sowton | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Kingstone, Surrey, England | |
Mary J | Sowton | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Kingstone, Surrey, England | |
Margaret M | Sowton | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Newton Abbot, Devon, England | |
Henry B | Carey | Assistant | Single | 22 | 1859 | Paignton, Devon, England | |
Hannah | Clark | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Lustleigh, Devon, England | |
Frank | Endicott | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Chudleigh, Devon, England |
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