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Household of William Sowden (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.

William Sowden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sowden, born in 1833 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sowden, born in 1830 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Hannah (born 1857 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1859 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1861 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1863 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1866 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1868 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Sowden's household

Male

William

Sowden

Head
Female

Sarah

Sowden

Wife
Female

Hannah

Sowden

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sowden

Daughter
Male

Ben

Sowden

Son
Male

Willie

Sowden

Son
Male

Arthur

Sowden

Son
Male

Albert

Sowden

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sowden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sowden

Head

Married

48

1833

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Sowden

Wife

Married

51

1830

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Sowden

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Sowden

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Sowden

Son

Single

20

1861

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Sowden

Son

Single

18

1863

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Sowden

Son

Single

15

1866

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Sowden

Son

Single

13

1868

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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