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Household of Thomas Sowerby (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sowerby, born in 1844 in Middleton, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sowerby, born in 1846 in Wingate, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth A (born 1866 in Little Stainton, Durham, England), John T (born 1868 in Coundon, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1874 in Durham, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Durham, England), James (born 1878 in Durham, England) and William (born 1880 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Sowerby's household

Male

Thomas

Sowerby

Head
Female

Margaret

Sowerby

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

John T

Sowerby

Son
Female

Eliza

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sowerby

Son
Male

James

Sowerby

Son
Male

William

Sowerby

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sowerby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Middleton, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sowerby

Head

Married

37

1844

Middleton, Durham, England

Margaret

Sowerby

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wingate, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Little Stainton, Durham, England

John T

Sowerby

Son

Single

13

1868

Coundon, Durham, England

Eliza

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

Joseph

Sowerby

Son

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

James

Sowerby

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

William

Sowerby

Son

Single

1

1880

Durham, England

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