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Household of Joseph Sowden (born 1803, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bramley, 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 Sowden and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sowden, born in 1803 in Farnley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Ruth, born 1829 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England. He had 4 grandchildren; John W (born 1854 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1864 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1864 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, Dan Cliff, born in 1828 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Sowden's household

Male

Joseph

Sowden

Head
Male

John W

Sowden

Grand Son
Female

Mary A

Sowden

Grand Daughter
Male

Dan

Cliff

Son In Law
Female

Ruth

Cliff

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cliff

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Cliff

Grand Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sowden

Head

Widower

78

1803

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

John W

Sowden

Grand Son

Single

27

1854

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Sowden

Grand Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Dan

Cliff

Son In Law

Married

53

1828

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Cliff

Daughter

Married

52

1829

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Cliff

Grand Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

William

Cliff

Grand Son

Single

17

1864

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

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