John SOWERBY

1838 -

• Name	John SOWERBY
  Birth	1838	Heighington Co Durham
  	1891 Census
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I25272	Main Tree
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elizabeth OLIVER,   b. 1844, Heighington Co Durham d. 1873 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	1864
  	FreeBMD Jun 1864 Darlington 10a 27
  Children	1. Elizabeth Walden SOWERBY,   b. 1865, Sedgefield Co Durham + 2. Thomas SOWERBY,   b. 16 Oct 1866, Sedgefield Co Durham   3. Mary SOWERBY,   b. 1868, Sedgefield Co Durham   4. John William SOWERBY,   b. 1869, Sedgefield Co Durham   5. Alfred SOWERBY,   b. 1871, Sedgefield Co Durham   6. Annie SOWERBY,   b. 1872   d. 1872 (Age 0 years)   7. Henry SOWERBY,   b. 1873   d. 1873 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F6519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth COOKE,   b. 1854, Sedgefield Co Durham
  Marriage	8 Aug 1874	St Edmund Sedgefield Co Durham
  	Sedgefield Library Transcriptions of the records of St Edmund Sedgefield No 409 8th Aug 1874 John Sowerby aged 37 widower farmer of Foxton son of John Sowerby farmer to Elizabeth Cooke aged 20 spin of Sherburn dau of William Cooke grocer By licence; witnessed by John Robinson & John Kitching
  Children	1. Florence SOWERBY,   b. 1874, Sherburn Co Durham   2. Emmeline SOWERBY,   b. 29 Jun 1875, Sedgefield Co Durham d. 1902 (Age 26 years)   3. Jannet SOWERBY,   b. 1886, Auckland St Andrews Co Durham
  Family ID	F6518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  1871 RG10 4908 49 at Foxton West Farm head married farmer of 245? acres employing 1 labourer aged 33 born Heighington 1891 RG12 4071 43 ar 30 Victoria Street New Shildon head married farm manager aged 53 born Heighington