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Household of James Tower (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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.

James Tower and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tower, born in 1842 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Toner, born in 1852 in Birtley, Durham, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1870 in Birtley, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Birtley, Durham, England), Annie (born 1872 in Birtley, Durham, England), Mary (born 1875 in Birtley, Durham, England), Esther (born 1877 in Birtley, Durham, England), Peter (born 1879 in Birtley, Durham, England) and Maria (born 1881 in Birtley, Durham, England).


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James Tower's household

Male

James

Tower

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Toner

Wife
Male

James

Tower

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Tower

Daughter
Female

Annie

Tower

Daughter
Female

Mary

Tower

Daughter
Female

Esther

Tower

Daughter
Male

Peter

Tower

Son
Female

Maria

Tower

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Tower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tower

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Elizabeth

Toner

Wife

Married

29

1852

Birtley, Durham, England

James

Tower

Son

Single

11

1870

Birtley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Tower

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birtley, Durham, England

Annie

Tower

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birtley, Durham, England

Mary

Tower

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birtley, Durham, England

Esther

Tower

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birtley, Durham, England

Peter

Tower

Son

Single

2

1879

Birtley, Durham, England

Maria

Tower

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birtley, Durham, England

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