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Household of Betsy Towell (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Betsy Towell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Towell, born in 1832 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Thomas (born 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Andrew (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Evans (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Betsy's Grandmother, Lucy Varnon, born in 1798 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England.


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Betsy Towell's household

Male

Betsy

Towell

Head
Male

Thomas

Towell

Son
Male

William

Towell

Son
Male

Andrew

Towell

Son
Female

Alice

Towell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Towell

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Towell

Daughter
Male

Evans

Towell

Son
Male

Fred

Towell

Son
Female

Lucy

Varnon

Grandmother
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Towell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Betsy

Towell

Head

Widower

49

1832

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Towell

Son

Single

27

1854

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Towell

Son

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Towell

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Towell

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Towell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Towell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Evans

Towell

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Fred

Towell

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Varnon

Grandmother

Widow

83

1798

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

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