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Household of William Sourby (born 1810, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 Sourby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sourby, born in 1810 in Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Sourby, born in 1848 in Croglin, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; John W (born 1866 in Jarrow, Durham, England), George Thomas (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Rachel Ann (born 1865 in Jarrow, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabet, born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England.


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William Sourby's household

Male

William

Sourby

Head
Female

Mary

Sourby

Wife
Male

John W

Sourby

Son
Male

George Thomas

Sourby

Son
Female

Mary

Sourby

Daughter
Female

Elizabet

Gibson

Grand Daughter
Female

Rachel Ann

Gibson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sourby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sourby

Head

Married

71

1810

Cumberland, England

Mary

Sourby

Wife

Married

33

1848

Croglin, Cumberland, England

John W

Sourby

Son

Single

15

1866

Jarrow, Durham, England

George Thomas

Sourby

Son

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary

Sourby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Elizabet

Gibson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Rachel Ann

Gibson

Daughter

Married

16

1865

Jarrow, Durham, England

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