James
Sowerby
Born in Barrow, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (Smith) Sowerby
— married
1846 in Glanford Brigg Registration District, Lincolnshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Ann Elizabeth Sowerby, Smith Sowerby, William Sowerby, Thomas Sowerby, Henrietta Sowerby, Emily Sowerby, Mary Jane Sowerby, Lucetta Sowerby, Amelia Sowerby and James Herbert Sowerby
Died
at about age 68
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Apr 2018
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Biography
James was born around 1819, in Barrow, Lincolnshire. He was a blacksmith.
James Sowerby's marriage to Jane Smith was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1846 in the Glandford Brigg district.[1]
He passed away in 1887.
[2]
Sources
- ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index", database
FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 14 December 2022)
Sowerby, James.
GRO Reference: 1846 Apr-May-Jun in Glandford Brigg Volume XIV Page 533. - ↑ Source will be added by Andrew Nelson Mr by 3 Apr 2018.
- age 43 - blacksmith employing 1 man and 2 boys "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7H5-K68 : 3 March 2021), James Sowerby, Brigg, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- Blacksmith: "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27K-SW1Q : 11 December 2017), James Sowerby, Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 33, Piece/Folio 3284/118, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,963.
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