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Household of Joseph Towler (born 1814, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, 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.

Joseph Towler and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Towler, born in 1814 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen H Towler, born in 1827 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Wifes Sister, Elizabeth (born 1833 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Julia (born 1861 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales), Joseph's Lodger, Stewart (born 1862 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Joseph's Lodger Visitor, Margaret (born 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Towler's household

Male

Joseph

Towler

Head
Female

Ellen H

Towler

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Walker

Wifes Sister
Female

Julia

Sullivan

Servant
Male

Stewart

Gordon

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Gordon

Lodger Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Towler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Towler

Head

Married

67

1814

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen H

Towler

Wife

Married

54

1827

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Walker

Wifes Sister

Single

48

1833

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Julia

Sullivan

Servant

Single

20

1861

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Stewart

Gordon

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gordon

Lodger Visitor

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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