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Household of Lawrence Towers (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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.

Lawrence Towers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence Towers, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Lawrence was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Towers, born in 1852 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Coxhoe, Durham, England), Mary (born 1874 in Brandon, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Brandon, Durham, England), John (born 1878 in Brandon, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1880 in Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Lawrence's Brother, James Towers, born in 1861 in Haswell, Durham, England.


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Lawrence Towers's household

Male

Lawrence

Towers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Towers

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Towers

Daughter
Female

Mary

Towers

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Towers

Son
Male

John

Towers

Son
Female

Hannah

Towers

Daughter
Male

James

Towers

Brother
First name(s) Lawrence
Last name Towers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lawrence

Towers

Head

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Towers

Wife

Married

29

1852

Sherburn Hill, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Towers

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Coxhoe, Durham, England

Mary

Towers

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brandon, Durham, England

Joseph

Towers

Son

Single

5

1876

Brandon, Durham, England

John

Towers

Son

Single

3

1878

Brandon, Durham, England

Hannah

Towers

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Framwellgate Moor, Durham, England

James

Towers

Brother

Single

20

1861

Haswell, Durham, England

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