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Household of William Sowton (born 1815, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Sowton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sowton, born in 1815 in Torbryan, Devon, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Sowton, born in 1819 in Littlehempston, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Elizabeth Toms, born in 1805 in Littlehempston, Devon, England.


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William Sowton's household

Male

William

Sowton

Head
Female

Jane

Sowton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Toms

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sowton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Torbryan, Devon, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sowton

Head

Married

66

1815

Torbryan, Devon, England

Jane

Sowton

Wife

Married

62

1819

Littlehempston, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Toms

Lodger

Widow

76

1805

Littlehempston, Devon, England

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