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Household of John Towler (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Towler, born in 1839 in Drax, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Towler, born in 1841 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; John H (born 1861 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Lydia (born 1866 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1868 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1870 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Moses (born 1873 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1876 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Matthew (born 1877 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Towler's household

Male

John

Towler

Head
Female

Mary A

Towler

Wife
Male

John H

Towler

Son
Male

David

Towler

Son
Female

Lydia

Towler

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Towler

Daughter
Male

Tom

Towler

Son
Male

Moses

Towler

Son
Male

George

Towler

Son
Male

Matthew

Towler

Son
Male

Arthur

Towler

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Towler

Head

Married

42

1839

Drax, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Towler

Wife

Married

40

1841

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

John H

Towler

Son

Single

20

1861

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

David

Towler

Son

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Lydia

Towler

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Towler

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Towler

Son

Single

11

1870

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Moses

Towler

Son

Single

8

1873

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

George

Towler

Son

Single

5

1876

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Towler

Son

Single

4

1877

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Towler

Son

Single

1

1880

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

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