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Household of William Sowerby (born 1850, Northumberland)

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 Sowerby and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sowerby, born in 1850 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Sowerby, born in 1852 in Darlington, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1868 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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William Sowerby's household

Male

William

Sowerby

Head
Female

Dorothy

Sowerby

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sowerby

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sowerby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sowerby

Head

Married

31

1850

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Sowerby

Wife

Married

29

1852

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darlington, Durham, England

Edward

Sowerby

Son

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

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