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Household of Joseph Sotham (born 1841, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, Oxfordshire, 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 Sotham and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sotham, born in 1841 in Shabbington, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Laura Jane Sotham, born in 1848 in Burton on Trent, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Ada Mary (born 1873 in Holton, Oxfordshire, England), Laura (born 1874 in Holton, Oxfordshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Holton, Oxfordshire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Holton, Oxfordshire, England) and Gertrude M (born 1879 in Holton, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Harriet B (born 1862 in Holton, Oxfordshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Harriet (born 1867 in Dorton, Buckinghamshire, England).


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Joseph Sotham's household

Male

Joseph

Sotham

Head
Female

Laura Jane

Sotham

Wife
Female

Ada Mary

Sotham

Daughter
Female

Laura

Sotham

Daughter
Female

Annie

Sotham

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sotham

Son
Female

Gertrude M

Sotham

Daughter
Female

Harriet B

Motts

Boarder
Female

Harriet

Edwards

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sotham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shabbington, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sotham

Head

Married

40

1841

Shabbington, Buckinghamshire, England

Laura Jane

Sotham

Wife

Married

33

1848

Burton on Trent, Gloucestershire, England

Ada Mary

Sotham

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Holton, Oxfordshire, England

Laura

Sotham

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Holton, Oxfordshire, England

Annie

Sotham

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Holton, Oxfordshire, England

Joseph

Sotham

Son

Single

4

1877

Holton, Oxfordshire, England

Gertrude M

Sotham

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Holton, Oxfordshire, England

Harriet B

Motts

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Holton, Oxfordshire, England

Harriet

Edwards

Servant

Single

14

1867

Dorton, Buckinghamshire, England

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