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Household of John Towler (born 1839, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 Towler and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Towler, born in 1839 in Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lucy Towler, born in 1841 in Camberwell, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1860 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), James Wm (born 1867 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), John Thos (born 1868 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and George H (born 1871 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Head Lodger, Edward (born 1854 in Epsom, Surrey, England), John's Wife Lodger, Anne (born 1852 in Northumberland, England) and John's Son Lodger, Edward (born 1880 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).


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John Towler's household

Male

John

Towler

Head
Female

Lucy

Towler

Wife
Female

Fanny

Towler

Daughter
Male

James Wm

Towler

Son
Male

John Thos

Towler

Son
Male

George H

Towler

Son
Male

Edward

Smithers

Head Lodger
Female

Anne

Smithers

Wife Lodger
Male

Edward

Smithers

Son Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Towler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Towler

Head

Married

42

1839

Suffolk, England

Lucy

Towler

Wife

Married

40

1841

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Fanny

Towler

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Camberwell, Surrey, England

James Wm

Towler

Son

Single

14

1867

Camberwell, Surrey, England

John Thos

Towler

Son

Single

13

1868

Camberwell, Surrey, England

George H

Towler

Son

Single

10

1871

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Edward

Smithers

Head Lodger

Married

27

1854

Epsom, Surrey, England

Anne

Smithers

Wife Lodger

Married

29

1852

Northumberland, England

Edward

Smithers

Son Lodger

Single

1

1880

Camberwell, Surrey, England

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