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Household of William Sowerby (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Teesdale, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sowerby, born in 1839 in Birmingham, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Sowerby, born in 1838 in Birmingham, Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; Frances Ann (born 1865 in Birmingham, Yorkshire, England), John Geo (born 1866 in Birmingham, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Raby Park, Durham, England), Mary (born 1869 in Raby Park, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in Raby Park, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Raby Park, Durham, England), Maria (born 1875 in Raby Park, Durham, England), Francis (born 1876 in Raby Park, Durham, England), Emily (born 1877 in Raby Park, Durham, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Raby Park, Durham, England).


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William Sowerby's household

Male

William

Sowerby

Head
Female

Mary

Sowerby

Wife
Female

Frances Ann

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

John Geo

Sowerby

Son
Female

Margaret

Sowerby

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

William

Sowerby

Son
Male

Thomas

Sowerby

Son
Female

Maria

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

Francis

Sowerby

Son
Female

Emily

Sowerby

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Sowerby

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sowerby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Birmingham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sowerby

Head

Married

42

1839

Birmingham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Sowerby

Wife

Married

43

1838

Birmingham, Yorkshire, England

Frances Ann

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Yorkshire, England

John Geo

Sowerby

Son

Single

15

1866

Birmingham, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Raby Park, Durham, England

Mary

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Raby Park, Durham, England

William

Sowerby

Son

Single

10

1871

Raby Park, Durham, England

Thomas

Sowerby

Son

Single

9

1872

Raby Park, Durham, England

Maria

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Raby Park, Durham, England

Francis

Sowerby

Son

Single

5

1876

Raby Park, Durham, England

Emily

Sowerby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Raby Park, Durham, England

Alfred

Sowerby

Son

Single

1

1880

Raby Park, Durham, England

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