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Household of Thomas Sowersby (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 Sowersby and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sowersby, born in 1819 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Sowersby, born in 1819 in Burgh, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1850 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Grand, Thomas Morley, born in 1865 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Sowersby's household

Male

Thomas

Sowersby

Head
Female

Mary

Sowersby

Wife
Male

John

Sowersby

Son
Male

Thomas

Morley

Grand
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sowersby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Sowersby

Head

Married

62

1819

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sowersby

Wife

Married

62

1819

Burgh, Lincolnshire, England

John

Sowersby

Son

Married

31

1850

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Morley

Grand

Single

16

1865

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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