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Household of Edward Towill (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Edward Towill and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Towill, born in 1839 in Kennford, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Helena Towill, born in 1836 in Beer, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1864 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), William (born 1865 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Edward (born 1870 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Matilda (born 1872 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), John (born 1874 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Annie (born 1878 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and Frederick (born 1880 in Teignmouth, Devon, England).


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Edward Towill's household

Male

Edward

Towill

Head
Female

Helena

Towill

Wife
Female

Mary

Towill

Daughter
Male

William

Towill

Son
Male

Edward

Towill

Son
Female

Matilda

Towill

Daughter
Male

John

Towill

Son
Male

Joseph

Towill

Son
Female

Annie

Towill

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Towill

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Towill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kennford, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Towill

Head

Married

42

1839

Kennford, Devon, England

Helena

Towill

Wife

Married

45

1836

Beer, Devon, England

Mary

Towill

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Teignmouth, Devon, England

William

Towill

Son

Single

16

1865

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Edward

Towill

Son

Single

11

1870

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Matilda

Towill

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Teignmouth, Devon, England

John

Towill

Son

Single

7

1874

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Joseph

Towill

Son

Single

5

1876

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Annie

Towill

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Frederick

Towill

Son

Single

1

1880

Teignmouth, Devon, England

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