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Household of William J Sowerby (born 1850, Middlesex)
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.
William J Sowerby and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Sowerby, born in 1850 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary J Sowerby, born in 1853 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1877 in High Coniscliffe, Durham, England), Dorothy S (born 1878 in High Coniscliffe, Durham, England) and Geoffrey (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Visitor, Jessie P (born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William J's Servant, Emma (born 1862 in Smeaton, Yorkshire, England).
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William J Sowerby's household
William J
Sowerby
Head
Mary J
Sowerby
Wife
William H
Sowerby
Son
Dorothy S
Sowerby
Daughter
Geoffrey
Sowerby
Son
Jessie P
Heming
Visitor
Emma
Robinson
Servant
| First name(s) | William J |
| Last name | Sowerby |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Islington, Middlesex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William J | Sowerby | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Mary J | Sowerby | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Tynemouth, Northumberland, England | |
William H | Sowerby | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | High Coniscliffe, Durham, England | |
Dorothy S | Sowerby | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | High Coniscliffe, Durham, England | |
Geoffrey | Sowerby | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Jessie P | Heming | Visitor | Single | 23 | 1858 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Emma | Robinson | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Smeaton, Yorkshire, England |
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