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Household of Matthias J Sowton (born 1817, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chichester, Sussex, 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.

Matthias J Sowton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthias J Sowton, born in 1817 in Chichester, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Matthias J was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Matthias J's Sister, Susanna S (born 1813 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Matthias J's Sister, Mary (born 1815 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Matthias J's Sister, Harriett E (born 1820 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Matthias J's Servant, Anne (born 1855 in Aldingbourne, Sussex, England), Matthias J's Servant, Lucy (born 1855 in Westhampnett, Sussex, England) and Matthias J's Cousin, Margaret J (born 1823 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).


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Matthias J Sowton's household

Male

Matthias J

Sowton

Head
Female

Susanna S

Sowton

Sister
Female

Mary

Sowton

Sister
Female

Harriett E

Sowton

Sister
Female

Anne

Prince

Servant
Female

Lucy

Norton

Servant
Female

Margaret J

Mason

Cousin
First name(s) Matthias J
Last name Sowton
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Chichester, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthias J

Sowton

Head

Single

64

1817

Chichester, Sussex, England

Susanna S

Sowton

Sister

Single

68

1813

Chichester, Sussex, England

Mary

Sowton

Sister

Single

66

1815

Chichester, Sussex, England

Harriett E

Sowton

Sister

Single

61

1820

Chichester, Sussex, England

Anne

Prince

Servant

Single

26

1855

Aldingbourne, Sussex, England

Lucy

Norton

Servant

Single

26

1855

Westhampnett, Sussex, England

Margaret J

Mason

Cousin

Widow

58

1823

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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