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Household of Thomas Sobey (born 1818, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Sobey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sobey, born in 1818 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Sobey, born in 1839 in Beer, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Thomas Henery (born 1863 in Beer, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1869 in Durham, England), Frederick (born 1871 in Durham, England), Richard (born 1874 in Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Durham, England) and James Charles (born 1878 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Sobey's household

Male

Thomas

Sobey

Head
Female

Jane

Sobey

Wife
Male

Thomas Henery

Sobey

Son
Female

Jessie

Sobey

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Sobey

Son
Male

Richard

Sobey

Son
Male

John

Sobey

Son
Male

James Charles

Sobey

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sobey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sobey

Head

Married

63

1818

Plymouth, Devon, England

Jane

Sobey

Wife

Married

42

1839

Beer, Devon, England

Thomas Henery

Sobey

Son

Single

18

1863

Beer, Devon, England

Jessie

Sobey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Durham, England

Frederick

Sobey

Son

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Richard

Sobey

Son

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

John

Sobey

Son

Single

4

1877

Durham, England

James Charles

Sobey

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

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