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Household of John Towl (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Towl and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Towl, born in 1838 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Hannah M (born 1867 in Woolwich, Kent, England), William J (born 1869 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Florence E (born 1874 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Hannah Towl, born in 1816 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Towl's household

Male

John

Towl

Head
Female

Hannah M

Towl

Daughter
Male

William J

Towl

Son
Female

Florence E

Towl

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Towl

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Towl
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Towl

Head

Widower

43

1838

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Towl

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Woolwich, Kent, England

William J

Towl

Son

Single

12

1869

Woolwich, Kent, England

Florence E

Towl

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Woolwich, Kent, England

Hannah

Towl

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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