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Household of Thomas Sowerbutts (born 1824, 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 1824 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sowerbutts, born in 1824 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Eleanor, born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1846 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Isabella (born 1849 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Henry (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Mary (born 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Sowerbutts's household

Male

Thomas

Sowerbutts

Head
Female

Margaret

Sowerbutts

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Sowerbutts

Daughter
Male

John

Armstrong

Lodger
Female

Isabella

Parkinson

Lodger
Male

Henry

Parkinson

Lodger
Male

John

Parkinson

Lodger
Female

Mary

Parkinson

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sowerbutts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Lancaster, 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

57

1824

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sowerbutts

Wife

Married

57

1824

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Sowerbutts

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Armstrong

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Preston, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Parkinson

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Henry

Parkinson

Lodger

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Parkinson

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Parkinson

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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