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Household of Thomas Scowby (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Thomas Scowby and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Scowby, born in 1838 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Scowby, born in 1835 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph N (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1869 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas E (born 1870 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), Sarah E (born 1872 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and Henry M (born 1874 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Alice (born 1858 in Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, John P (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Scowby's household

Male

Thomas

Scowby

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Scowby

Wife
Male

Joseph N

Scowby

Son
Female

Mary E

Scowby

Daughter
Male

Thomas E

Scowby

Son
Female

Sarah E

Scowby

Daughter
Male

Henry M

Scowby

Son
Female

Alice

Marshall

Servant
Male

John P

Wynne

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Scowby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Scowby

Head

Married

43

1838

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Scowby

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Joseph N

Scowby

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Scowby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas E

Scowby

Son

Single

11

1870

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah E

Scowby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Henry M

Scowby

Son

Single

7

1874

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Alice

Marshall

Servant

Single

23

1858

Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

John P

Wynne

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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