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Household of Thomas Sowerby (born 1841, 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 Sowerby and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sowerby, born in 1841 in Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella A Sowerby, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Edwin (born 1865 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1869 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1871 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1873 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Henry (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary E (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Sowerby's household

Male

Thomas

Sowerby

Head
Female

Isabella A

Sowerby

Wife
Male

Edwin

Sowerby

Son
Female

Rebecca

Sowerby

Daughter
Female

Emma

Sowerby

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sowerby

Son
Male

James

Sowerby

Son
Male

William

Sowerby

Son
Male

Henry

Jones

Visitor
Female

Mary E

Connell

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sowerby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sowerby

Head

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Isabella A

Sowerby

Wife

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Sowerby

Son

Single

16

1865

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Emma

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sowerby

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

James

Sowerby

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

William

Sowerby

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Henry

Jones

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Connell

Servant

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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