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Household of Thomas Sowell (born 1839, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helston, Cornwall, 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 Sowell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sowell, born in 1839 in St Keverne, Cornwall, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sowell, born in 1842 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1865 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England), Sydney (born 1867 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England), Mary (born 1869 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England), Annie (born 1871 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England), James (born 1874 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England), Arthur (born 1876 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England), Jane (born 1878 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in St Keverne, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Sowell's household

Male

Thomas

Sowell

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sowell

Wife
Male

Thomas

Sowell

Son
Male

Sydney

Sowell

Son
Female

Mary

Sowell

Daughter
Female

Annie

Sowell

Daughter
Male

James

Sowell

Son
Male

Arthur

Sowell

Son
Female

Jane

Sowell

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Sowell

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sowell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sowell

Head

Married

42

1839

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Sowell

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Thomas

Sowell

Son

Single

16

1865

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Sydney

Sowell

Son

Single

14

1867

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Mary

Sowell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Annie

Sowell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

James

Sowell

Son

Single

7

1874

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Arthur

Sowell

Son

Single

5

1876

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Jane

Sowell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

Ernest

Sowell

Son

Single

0

1881

St Keverne, Cornwall, England

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