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Household of Benjamin Towlson (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

Benjamin Towlson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Towlson, born in 1823 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Towlson, born in 1835 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ann J (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Stepson, Thomas (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Stepson, William (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Towlson's household

Male

Benjamin

Towlson

Head
Female

Ellen

Towlson

Wife
Female

Mary E

Towlson

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Towlson

Son
Male

John

Towlson

Son
Female

Ann J

Towlson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Towlson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lunn

Stepson
Male

William

Lunn

Stepson
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Towlson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Towlson

Head

Married

58

1823

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Towlson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Towlson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Towlson

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Towlson

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann J

Towlson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Towlson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Lunn

Stepson

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Lunn

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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