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Household of Alexander Towne (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Towne and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Towne, born in 1840 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie L Towne, born in 1845 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Grace M (born 1870 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and David W (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Ernest T (born 1855 in Nottinghamshire, England), Alexander's Servant, Emily J (born 1851 in Essex, England), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England) and Alexander's Servant, Georgiana (born 1865 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England).


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Alexander Towne's household

Male

Alexander

Towne

Head
Female

Annie L

Towne

Wife
Female

Grace M

Towne

Daughter
Male

David W

Towne

Son
Male

Ernest T

Gee

Boarder
Female

Emily J

James

Servant
Female

Mary

Nicholson

Servant
Female

Georgiana

Foster

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Towne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Towne

Head

Married

41

1840

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Annie L

Towne

Wife

Married

36

1845

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Grace M

Towne

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hackney, Middlesex, England

David W

Towne

Son

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ernest T

Gee

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Nottinghamshire, England

Emily J

James

Servant

Married

30

1851

Essex, England

Mary

Nicholson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England

Georgiana

Foster

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

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