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Household of Robert Sowden (born 1843, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.
Robert Sowden and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Sowden, born in 1843 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sowden, born in 1846 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Robert Edgar (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1875 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Father In Law, William Froggatt, born in 1813 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England.
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Robert Sowden's household
Robert
Sowden
Head
Sarah
Sowden
Wife
William
Sowden
Son
Robert Edgar
Sowden
Son
Sarah Jane
Sowden
Daughter
William
Froggatt
Father In Law
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Sowden |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Sowden | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah | Sowden | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Horbury, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Sowden | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Robert Edgar | Sowden | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah Jane | Sowden | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England | |
William | Froggatt | Father In Law | Widower | 68 | 1813 | Flockton, Yorkshire, England |
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