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Household of Thomas H Sowden (born 1841, 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.

Thomas H Sowden and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas H Sowden, born in 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas H was the head of the household, married to Jane Sowden, born in 1845 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Frank (born 1867 in York, Yorkshire, England), Minnie (born 1869 in York, Yorkshire, England), Maude M (born 1870 in York, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in York, Yorkshire, England), John Hy (born 1879 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert W (born 1881 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas H's Servant, Charlotte (born 1854 in Keston, Kent, England) and Thomas H's Servant, Rose A (born 1864 in Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas H Sowden's household

Male

Thomas H

Sowden

Head
Female

Jane

Sowden

Wife
Male

Frank

Sowden

Son
Female

Minnie

Sowden

Daughter
Female

Maude M

Sowden

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sowden

Daughter
Male

John Hy

Sowden

Son
Male

Herbert W

Sowden

Son
Female

Charlotte

Butler

Servant
Female

Rose A

Young

Servant
First name(s) Thomas H
Last name Sowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas H

Sowden

Head

Married

40

1841

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Sowden

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Sowden

Son

Single

14

1867

York, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Sowden

Daughter

Single

12

1869

York, Yorkshire, England

Maude M

Sowden

Daughter

Single

11

1870

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sowden

Daughter

Single

7

1874

York, Yorkshire, England

John Hy

Sowden

Son

Single

2

1879

York, Yorkshire, England

Herbert W

Sowden

Son

Single

0

1881

York, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Butler

Servant

Single

27

1854

Keston, Kent, England

Rose A

Young

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England

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