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Household of William Sowerby (born 1833, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Sowerby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sowerby, born in 1833 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Sowerby, born in 1834 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1859 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1861 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Barbara (born 1866 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Amos (born 1869 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1871 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.


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William Sowerby's household

Male

William

Sowerby

Head
Female

Grace

Sowerby

Wife
Male

William

Sowerby

Son
Male

John

Sowerby

Son
Female

Barbara

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

Amos

Sowerby

Son
Male

James

Sowerby

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sowerby

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sowerby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sowerby

Head

Married

48

1833

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Grace

Sowerby

Wife

Married

47

1834

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

William

Sowerby

Son

Single

22

1859

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John

Sowerby

Son

Single

20

1861

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Barbara

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Amos

Sowerby

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

James

Sowerby

Son

Single

10

1871

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sowerby

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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