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Household of Matthew Steele Sowerby (born 1834, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.
Matthew Steele Sowerby and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Steele Sowerby, born in 1834 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Matthew Steele was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sowerby, born in 1840 in Hulme, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Annie (born 1862 in Longsight, Lancashire, England), Charles Harry (born 1865 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England), Frank Sidney (born 1866 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Elena Marie (born 1869 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Gertrude (born 1872 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England), Clara Louisa (born 1874 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England), Edith Elizabeth (born 1876 in Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Moss Side, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew Steele's Boarder, Julia Ann Beecham, born in 1863 in Croydon, Surrey, England.
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Matthew Steele Sowerby's household
Matthew Steele
Sowerby
Head
Elizabeth
Sowerby
Wife
Annie
Sowerby
Daughter
Charles Harry
Sowerby
Son
Frank Sidney
Sowerby
Son
Elena Marie
Sowerby
Daughter
Gertrude
Sowerby
Daughter
Clara Louisa
Sowerby
Daughter
Edith Elizabeth
Sowerby
Daughter
Ethel
Sowerby
Daughter
Julia Ann
Beecham
Boarder
| First name(s) | Matthew Steele |
| Last name | Sowerby |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Salford, Lancashire, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Steele | Sowerby | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Salford, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Sowerby | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Hulme, Lancashire, England | |
Annie | Sowerby | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Longsight, Lancashire, England | |
Charles Harry | Sowerby | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England | |
Frank Sidney | Sowerby | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Sale, Cheshire, England | |
Elena Marie | Sowerby | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Sale, Cheshire, England | |
Gertrude | Sowerby | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England | |
Clara Louisa | Sowerby | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England | |
Edith Elizabeth | Sowerby | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire, England | |
Ethel | Sowerby | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Moss Side, Lancashire, England | |
Julia Ann | Beecham | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Croydon, Surrey, England |
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