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Household of Thomas Sowerbutts (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Sowerbutts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sowerbutts, born in 1848 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sowerbutts, born in 1848 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Betsy J (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Esther A (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Lily (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William E (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Maria Pendlebury, born in 1840 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Sowerbutts's household

Male

Thomas

Sowerbutts

Head
Female

Ellen

Sowerbutts

Wife
Female

Betsy J

Sowerbutts

Daughter
Female

Esther A

Sowerbutts

Daughter
Female

Lily

Sowerbutts

Daughter
Male

William E

Sowerbutts

Son
Male

Arthur

Sowerbutts

Son
Female

Maria

Pendlebury

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sowerbutts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sowerbutts

Head

Married

33

1848

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sowerbutts

Wife

Married

33

1848

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Betsy J

Sowerbutts

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Esther A

Sowerbutts

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lily

Sowerbutts

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William E

Sowerbutts

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Sowerbutts

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Maria

Pendlebury

Servant

Single

41

1840

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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