In the 1841 England Census Samuel is said to be aged 30 years and employed as an Agricultural Labourer. He resides with his wife Ann and 4 children, Joseph aged 7, William aged 3 and Ann aged 4 months, at Copshorn, Bormin, Cornwall[3].
In the 1851 England Census, Samuel is said to be 43 years and employed as an Agricultural Labourer. He resides with his wife Ann and 3 children, Joseph aged 14, Ann aged 10 and Jane aged 7 years at Clerkenwater, Hellend, Cornwall. Also in the household is Samuel's sister in law, Elizabeth Hawke aged 37 and unmarried[4].
Research Notes
Elizabeth Hawke, Sister in Law
Elizabeth Hawke was born about 1814 in St Tudy, Cornwall this is estimated based on her entries in the 1841[5] and 1851 census[6].
Sources
↑ "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 916895 Ancestry uk Record 9841 #174717117 (accessed 21 February 2023)
Samuel Sowden baptism on 8 Apr 1808, son of Henry Sowden & Rebecca, in Saint Martin On Looe Bay, Cornwall, England.
↑ "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 916952 Ancestry uk Record 9841 #106183081 (accessed 6 April 2023)
Samuel Sowden baptism on 24 Apr 1808, son of Henry Sowden & Rebecca, in Morval, Cornwall, England.
↑ "1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 152; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Bodmin; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 6; Page: 4; Line: 25; GSU roll: 241273 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8978 #593454 (accessed 21 February 2023)
Samuel Sowden (30) in Bodmin registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Cornwall, England.
↑ "1851 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1904; Folio: 325; Page: 2; GSU roll: 221055-221056; ED, institution, or vessel: 7; Household Schedule Number: 7 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #7062583 (accessed 21 February 2023)
Samuel Sowden (43) head of household in Helland in Bodmin registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in St Mabyn, Cornwall, England.
↑ "1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 153; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Morval; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 17; Page: 4; Line: 3; GSU roll: 241274 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8978 #16580016 (accessed 22 February 2023)
Elizabeth Hawke (25) in Morval in Bodmin registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Cornwall, England.
↑ "1851 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1904; Folio: 325; Page: 2; GSU roll: 221055-221056; ED, institution, or vessel: 7; Household Schedule Number: 7 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #7062588 (accessed 22 February 2023)
Elizabeth Hawke (37) sister-in-law in household of Samuel Sowden (43) in Helland in Bodmin registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in St Tudy, Cornwall, England.
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