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Household of Thomas Sowerby (born 1847, Durham)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sowerby, born in 1847 in Barnard Castle, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sowerby, born in 1847 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Francis Alice (born 1872 in Darlington, Durham, England), George Thomas (born 1875 in Darlington, Durham, England), Margaret Ellen (born 1877 in Darlington, Durham, England) and William (born 1880 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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Thomas Sowerby's household

Male

Thomas

Sowerby

Head
Female

Ellen

Sowerby

Wife
Female

Francis Alice

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

George Thomas

Sowerby

Son
Female

Margaret Ellen

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

William

Sowerby

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sowerby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sowerby

Head

Married

34

1847

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Ellen

Sowerby

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Francis Alice

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Darlington, Durham, England

George Thomas

Sowerby

Son

Single

6

1875

Darlington, Durham, England

Margaret Ellen

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Darlington, Durham, England

William

Sowerby

Son

Single

1

1880

Darlington, Durham, England

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