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Household of Reuben Sowden (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Reuben Sowden and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Sowden, born in 1841 in Farsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Emily Sowden, born in 1840 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1860 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England), Noah (born 1863 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1868 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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Reuben Sowden's household

Male

Reuben

Sowden

Head
Female

Emily

Sowden

Wife
Male

George

Sowden

Son
Male

Noah

Sowden

Son
Female

Sarah A

Sowden

Daughter
Male

Tom

Sowden

Son
Male

Albert

Sowden

Son
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Sowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Farsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Sowden

Head

Married

40

1841

Farsley, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Sowden

Wife

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

George

Sowden

Son

Single

21

1860

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Noah

Sowden

Son

Single

18

1863

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Sowden

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Sowden

Son

Single

13

1868

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Sowden

Son

Single

7

1874

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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