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Household of Joseph H Sowter (born 1823, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Joseph H Sowter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph H Sowter, born in 1823 in Leicestershire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph H was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sowter, born in 1822 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1851 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, England), Ellen (born 1854 in Melbourn, Derbyshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1859 in Derby, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph H's Niece, Ellen Cowlishaw, born in 1866 in London, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph H Sowter's household

Male

Joseph H

Sowter

Head
Female

Eliza

Sowter

Wife
Female

Mary J

Sowter

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sowter

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Sowter

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cowlishaw

Niece
First name(s) Joseph H
Last name Sowter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph H

Sowter

Head

Married

58

1823

Leicestershire, England

Eliza

Sowter

Wife

Married

59

1822

Shardlow, Derbyshire, England

Mary J

Sowter

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Shardlow, Derbyshire, England

Ellen

Sowter

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Melbourn, Derbyshire, England

Sarah E

Sowter

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ellen

Cowlishaw

Niece

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

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