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Household of Luke Towers (born 1833, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.
Luke Towers and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Luke Towers, born in 1833 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Luke was the head of the household, married to Mary Towers, born in 1835 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1859 in Northumberland, England), Luke (born 1863 in Durham, England), Andrew (born 1866 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Durham, England) and Isabella (born 1879 in Durham, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Ellen (born 1879 in Durham, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Luke's Son In Law, Thomas Wears, born in 1857 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
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Luke Towers's household
Luke
Towers
Head
Mary
Towers
Wife
Thomas
Wears
Son In Law
Mary
Wears
Daughter
Luke
Towers
Son
Andrew
Towers
Son
Elizabeth
Towers
Daughter
Isabella
Towers
Daughter
Ellen
Wears
Grand Daughter
Mary
Wears
Grand Daughter
| First name(s) | Luke |
| Last name | Towers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Sunderland, Durham, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luke | Towers | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Mary | Towers | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Durham, England | |
Thomas | Wears | Son In Law | Married | 24 | 1857 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Mary | Wears | Daughter | Married | 22 | 1859 | Northumberland, England | |
Luke | Towers | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Durham, England | |
Andrew | Towers | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Towers | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Durham, England | |
Isabella | Towers | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Durham, England | |
Ellen | Wears | Grand Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Durham, England | |
Mary | Wears | Grand Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Durham, England |
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