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Household of Thomas W Sowden (born 1851, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 W Sowden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Sowden, born in 1851 in Boston, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sowden, born in 1849 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), George (born 1872 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), Agnes (born 1876 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Catherine (born 1878 in Morley, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Morley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas W's Son In Law, John Pickersgill, born in 1867 in Lincolnshire, England.


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Thomas W Sowden's household

Male

Thomas W

Sowden

Head
Female

Catherine

Sowden

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sowden

Daughter
Male

George

Sowden

Son
Female

Agnes

Sowden

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Sowden

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Sowden

Daughter
Male

John

Pickersgill

Son In Law
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Sowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Sowden

Head

Married

30

1851

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Catherine

Sowden

Wife

Married

32

1849

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Sowden

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

George

Sowden

Son

Single

9

1872

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Agnes

Sowden

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Sowden

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Sowden

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Morley, Yorkshire, England

John

Pickersgill

Son In Law

Single

14

1867

Lincolnshire, England

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