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Household of Thomas Sowerby (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sowerby, born in 1834 in Barningham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Sowerby, born in 1830 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth E (born 1861 in Darlington, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1863 in Darlington, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1866 in Darlington, Durham, England), Amelia (born 1868 in Darlington, Durham, England), Louisa (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England), William G (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Edith (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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Thomas Sowerby's household

Male

Thomas

Sowerby

Head
Female

Hannah

Sowerby

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sowerby

Son
Female

Hannah

Sowerby

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Sowerby

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

William G

Sowerby

Son
Female

Edith

Sowerby

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sowerby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Barningham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sowerby

Head

Married

47

1834

Barningham, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Sowerby

Wife

Married

51

1830

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth E

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Darlington, Durham, England

Thomas

Sowerby

Son

Single

18

1863

Darlington, Durham, England

Hannah

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Darlington, Durham, England

Amelia

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darlington, Durham, England

Louisa

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

William G

Sowerby

Son

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Edith

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

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