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Household of John Joseph Towers (born 1847, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

John Joseph Towers and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Joseph Towers, born in 1847 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Towers, born in 1851 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth Ann (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Sarah Hannah (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John Robert (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Joseph Towers's household

Male

John Joseph

Towers

Head
Female

Hannah

Towers

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Towers

Daughter
Female

Sarah Hannah

Towers

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Towers

Son
Male

John Robert

Towers

Son
First name(s) John Joseph
Last name Towers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Joseph

Towers

Head

Married

34

1847

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah

Towers

Wife

Married

30

1851

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth Ann

Towers

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah Hannah

Towers

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph

Towers

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

John Robert

Towers

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

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