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Household of John Tower (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ulverston, Lancashire, 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 Tower and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tower, born in 1826 in Ulverston, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betty Tower, born in 1824 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Richard (born 1861 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England) and Ellen Jane (born 1864 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Allan (born 1850 in Shap, Westmorland, England) and John's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Orton, Cumberland, England).


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John Tower's household

Male

John

Tower

Head
Female

Betty

Tower

Wife
Male

Richard

Tower

Son
Female

Ellen Jane

Tower

Daughter
Male

Allan

Wilson

Boarder
Male

John

Ritson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Tower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tower

Head

Married

55

1826

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Betty

Tower

Wife

Married

57

1824

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Richard

Tower

Son

Single

20

1861

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Ellen Jane

Tower

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

Allan

Wilson

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Shap, Westmorland, England

John

Ritson

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Orton, Cumberland, England

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