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Household of John Towns (born 1815, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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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 Towns and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Towns, born in 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Towns, born in 1830 in England. They had 4 children; James (born 1861 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Christina (born 1865 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1873 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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John Towns's household
John
Towns
Head
Christina
Towns
Wife
James
Towns
Son
Elizabeth
Towns
Daughter
Christina
Towns
Daughter
Alexander
Towns
Son
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Towns |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Towns | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Towns | Wife | Married | 51 | 1830 | England | |
James | Towns | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Towns | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Christina | Towns | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander | Towns | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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