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Household of Martin Sowray (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Martin Sowray and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martin Sowray, born in 1835 in Overton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Martin was the head of the household, married to Mary Sowray, born in 1835 in Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), George (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), James (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England).


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Martin Sowray's household

Male

Martin

Sowray

Head
Female

Mary

Sowray

Wife
Male

William

Sowray

Son
Female

Hannah

Sowray

Daughter
Female

Emily

Sowray

Daughter
Male

John

Sowray

Son
Male

George

Sowray

Son
Male

James

Sowray

Son
Male

Richard

Sowray

Son
Female

Edith

Sowray

Daughter
First name(s) Martin
Last name Sowray
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Overton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martin

Sowray

Head

Married

46

1835

Overton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sowray

Wife

Married

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

William

Sowray

Son

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Sowray

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Emily

Sowray

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

John

Sowray

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

George

Sowray

Son

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

James

Sowray

Son

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Richard

Sowray

Son

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Edith

Sowray

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

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