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Household of Maria Sowray (born 1834, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.
Maria Sowray and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maria Sowray, born in 1834 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Maria was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; George Wm (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John Arthur (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), John Edward (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and James Herbert (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Maria's Visitor, John Sanderson, born in 1844 in Yorkshire, England.
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Maria Sowray's household
Maria
Sowray
Head
George Wm
Sowray
Son
John Arthur
Sowray
Son
Sarah Jane
Sowray
Daughter
John
Sanderson
Visitor
Mary Jane
Sanderson
Wife
John Edward
Sanderson
Son
James Herbert
Sanderson
Son
| First name(s) | Maria |
| Last name | Sowray |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maria | Sowray | Head | Widow | 47 | 1834 | Yorkshire, England | |
George Wm | Sowray | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Halifax, Yorkshire, England | |
John Arthur | Sowray | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah Jane | Sowray | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Yorkshire, England | |
John | Sanderson | Visitor | Married | 37 | 1844 | Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Jane | Sanderson | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Yorkshire, England | |
John Edward | Sanderson | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Yorkshire, England | |
James Herbert | Sanderson | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Yorkshire, England |
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