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Household of Thomas Sorby (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, 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.

Thomas Sorby and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sorby, born in 1837 in Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Sorby, born in 1838 in Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary Jane (born 1868 in Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England), Lois (born 1869 in Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England), Martha Ann (born 1872 in Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England), Clara Helen (born 1874 in Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England), Matilda (born 1877 in Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1878 in Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father, George (born 1810 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Samuel (born 1857 in Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Sorby's household

Male

Thomas

Sorby

Head
Female

Ann

Sorby

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Sorby

Daughter
Female

Lois

Sorby

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Sorby

Daughter
Female

Clara Helen

Sorby

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Sorby

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sorby

Daughter
Male

George

Sorby

Father
Male

Samuel

Brownhill

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sorby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sorby

Head

Married

44

1837

Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Sorby

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Sorby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England

Lois

Sorby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ann

Sorby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England

Clara Helen

Sorby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Sorby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Sorby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolsterstone, Yorkshire, England

George

Sorby

Father

Widower

71

1810

Wombwell, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Brownhill

Servant

Single

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

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