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Household of Lawrence Sowden (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, 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.

Lawrence Sowden and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence Sowden, born in 1840 in Farnley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Lawrence was the head of the household, married to Ruth Sowden, born in 1843 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Albert (born 1862 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1865 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1868 in Farnley, Yorkshire, England), Charlotte (born 1872 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England) and Martha Ann (born 1879 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England).


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Lawrence Sowden's household

Male

Lawrence

Sowden

Head
Female

Ruth

Sowden

Wife
Male

Albert

Sowden

Son
Male

David

Sowden

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Sowden

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Sowden

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Sowden

Daughter
First name(s) Lawrence
Last name Sowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lawrence

Sowden

Head

Married

41

1840

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Sowden

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Sowden

Son

Single

19

1862

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

David

Sowden

Son

Single

16

1865

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Sowden

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Farnley, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Sowden

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ann

Sowden

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

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