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Household of Thomas Sowles (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, 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 Sowles and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sowles, born in 1835 in Wateringbury, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sowles, born in 1831 in Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; George W (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Thomas C (born 1869 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Charles Orkin, born in 1850 in Wateringbury, Kent, England.


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Thomas Sowles's household

Male

Thomas

Sowles

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sowles

Wife
Male

George W

Sowles

Son
Male

Thomas C

Sowles

Son
Male

Charles

Orkin

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sowles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Wateringbury, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sowles

Head

Married

46

1835

Wateringbury, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Sowles

Wife

Married

50

1831

Suffolk, England

George W

Sowles

Son

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas C

Sowles

Son

Single

12

1869

Thornton Heath, Surrey, England

Charles

Orkin

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Wateringbury, Kent, England

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