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Household of Alexander Towers (born 1805, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland
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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.
Alexander Towers and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Towers, born in 1805 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to May Towers, born in 1802 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1841 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1849 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Daughter-In-Law, Ann (born 1847 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1879 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, Andrew (born 1866 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
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Alexander Towers's household
Alexander
Towers
Head
May
Towers
Wife
Alexander
Towers
Son
William
Towers
Son
Ann
Towers
Daughter-In-Law
Isabella
Towers
Granddaughter
Andrew
Towers
Grandson
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Towers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 76 |
| Birth year | 1805 |
| Birth place | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Towers | Head | Married | 76 | 1805 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
May | Towers | Wife | Married | 79 | 1802 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Towers | Son | Unmarried | 40 | 1841 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Towers | Son | Married | 32 | 1849 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Towers | Daughter-In-Law | Married | 34 | 1847 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Isabella | Towers | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Andrew | Towers | Grandson | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
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