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Household of John Towell (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, 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.

John Towell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Towell, born in 1837 in Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Towell, born in 1843 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1870 in Devon, England), Minnie (born 1874 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England), Walter Will (born 1880 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England) and Emma (born 1877 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Samuel Lacey, born in 1835 in Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England.


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John Towell's household

Male

John

Towell

Head
Female

Mary A

Towell

Wife
Female

Mary

Towell

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Towell

Daughter
Male

Walter Will

Towell

Son
Female

Emma

Towell

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Lacey

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Towell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Towell

Head

Married

44

1837

Devon, England

Mary A

Towell

Wife

Married

38

1843

Devon, England

Mary

Towell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Devon, England

Minnie

Towell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Walter Will

Towell

Son

Single

1

1880

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Emma

Towell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

Samuel

Lacey

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Zeal Monachorum, Devon, England

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