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Household of John Towers (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Towers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Towers, born in 1846 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Towers, born in 1833 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Martha A (born 1857 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John's Step Daughter, Mary E (born 1859 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John's Step Son, Richard (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and John's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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John Towers's household

Male

John

Towers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Towers

Wife
Male

William

Towers

Son
Male

Robert

Towers

Son
Female

Martha A

Cookson

Step Daughter
Female

Mary E

Cookson

Step Daughter
Male

Richard

Cookson

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cookson

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cookson

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Towers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Towers

Head

Married

35

1846

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Towers

Wife

Married

48

1833

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Towers

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Robert

Towers

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Cookson

Step Daughter

Single

24

1857

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Cookson

Step Daughter

Single

22

1859

Preston, Lancashire, England

Richard

Cookson

Step Son

Single

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cookson

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cookson

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

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