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Household of Joseph Sorby (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Sorby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sorby, born in 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Miriam Sorby, born in 1852 in -. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, John Milns, born in 1838 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Sorby's household

Male

Joseph

Sorby

Head
Female

Miriam

Sorby

Wife
Female

Ellen

Sorby

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sorby

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sorby

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sorby

Son
Male

John

Milns

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sorby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sorby

Head

Married

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Miriam

Sorby

Wife

Married

29

1852

-

Ellen

Sorby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Sorby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sorby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Sorby

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Milns

Lodger

Married

43

1838

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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