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Household of Thomas Sowerbutts (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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 1838 in Out Rawcliffe, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Sowerbutts, born in 1847 in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1872 in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Naomi (born 1878 in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father In Law, James (born 1813 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Alice (born 1867 in Catforth, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Sowerbutts's household

Male

Thomas

Sowerbutts

Head
Female

Mary

Sowerbutts

Wife
Female

Isabella

Sowerbutts

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sowerbutts

Daughter
Female

Naomi

Sowerbutts

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sowerbutts

Son
Male

James

Gradwell

Father In Law
Female

Alice

Hetherington

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sowerbutts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Out Rawcliffe, 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

43

1838

Out Rawcliffe, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sowerbutts

Wife

Married

34

1847

Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Sowerbutts

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sowerbutts

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Naomi

Sowerbutts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sowerbutts

Son

Single

0

1881

Little Eccleston, Lancashire, England

James

Gradwell

Father In Law

Widower

68

1813

Lancashire, England

Alice

Hetherington

Servant

Single

14

1867

Catforth, Lancashire, England

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