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Household of Alexander Towers (born 1844, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Towers, born in 1844 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Towers, born in 1844 in Greengairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Christina (born 1875 in Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1834 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Alexander (born 1857 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Alexander (born 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Towers's household
Alexander
Towers
Head
Mary
Towers
Wife
Christina
Towers
Daughter
Thomas
Towers
Son
Mary
Towers
Daughter
Margaret
Towers
Daughter
James
Walker
Boarder
Alexander
Robertson
Boarder
Alexander
Dick
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Towers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Towers | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Towers | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Greengairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Towers | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Towers | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Towers | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Towers | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Walker | Boarder | Unmarried | 47 | 1834 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Robertson | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Alexander | Dick | Boarder | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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