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Household of James Towers (born 1842, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, Orkney, Scotland
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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 Towers and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Towers, born in 1842 in Burness, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Christina Towers, born in 1844 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1865 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1872 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, John (born 1877 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland) and James's Sister-In-Law, Janet (born 1853 in Orkney, Scotland).
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James Towers's household
James
Towers
Head
Christina
Towers
Wife
John
Towers
Son
William
Towers
Son
Jemima
Towers
Daughter
John
Muir
Nephew
Janet
Muir
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Towers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Burness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Towers | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Christina | Towers | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Towers | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Towers | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jemima | Towers | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Muir | Nephew | - | 4 | 1877 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Janet | Muir | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Orkney, Scotland |
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