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Household of John Towhey (born 1848, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Towhey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Towhey, born in 1848 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan E Towhey, born in 1854 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Susan A (born 1874 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Reginald C (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Phoebe (born 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Albert E (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary A (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and John's Visitor, Emma (born 1876 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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John Towhey's household

Male

John

Towhey

Head
Female

Susan E

Towhey

Wife
Female

Susan A

Towhey

Daughter
Male

Reginald C

Towhey

Son
Female

Phoebe

Towhey

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Towhey

Son
Female

Mary A

Lock

Servant
Female

Emma

Keywood

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Towhey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Towhey

Head

Married

33

1848

Islington, Middlesex, England

Susan E

Towhey

Wife

Married

27

1854

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Susan A

Towhey

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Reginald C

Towhey

Son

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Towhey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Albert E

Towhey

Son

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Lock

Servant

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emma

Keywood

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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