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Household of John Towles (born 1848, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Towles and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Towles, born in 1848 in Norton, Worcestershire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Towles, born in 1852 in Bosley, Hertfordshire, England. They had 3 children; George H (born 1876 in Cheshire, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude (born 1879 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Eliza Squire, born in 1860 in Bosley, Hertfordshire, England.


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John Towles's household

Male

John

Towles

Head
Female

Harriet

Towles

Wife
Male

George H

Towles

Son
Male

Arthur

Towles

Son
Female

Gertrude

Towles

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Squire

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Towles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Norton, Worcestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Towles

Head

Married

33

1848

Norton, Worcestershire, England

Harriet

Towles

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bosley, Hertfordshire, England

George H

Towles

Son

Single

5

1876

Cheshire, England

Arthur

Towles

Son

Single

3

1878

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Towles

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Squire

Sister In Law

Single

21

1860

Bosley, Hertfordshire, England

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