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Household of William Sowter (born 1855, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Sowter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sowter, born in 1855 in Dorcan, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sowter, born in 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Sowter's household

Male

William

Sowter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sowter

Wife
Female

Annie

Sowter

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Sowter

Son
Male

George

Sowter

Son
Male

William

Sowter

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sowter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Dorcan, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sowter

Head

Married

26

1855

Dorcan, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Sowter

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Sowter

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Sowter

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Sowter

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Sowter

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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