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Household of Joseph Sowden (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Sowden, born in 1846 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Sister In Law, Eliza Sowden, born in 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Sowden's household

Male

Joseph

Sowden

Head
Female

Emma

Sowden

Wife
Female

Alice

Sowden

Daughter
Male

John

Sowden

Son
Male

Henry

Sowden

Son
Male

George

Sowden

Son
Female

Eliza

Sowden

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sowden

Head

Married

41

1840

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Sowden

Wife

Married

35

1846

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Sowden

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Sowden

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Sowden

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Sowden

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Sowden

Sister In Law

Single

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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