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Household of Michael Geo Towers (born 1848, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Michael Geo Towers and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Geo Towers, born in 1848 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. Michael Geo was the head of the household, married to Amelia Towers, born in 1850 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 5 children; George (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Amelia (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Catherine (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Mickey (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Bertha (born 1881 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael Geo's Visitor, Lilleyan M (born 1873 in Walker, Northumberland, England), Michael Geo's Servant, Lizzie (born 1863 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Michael Geo's Nurse, Sarah (born 1865 in New Cross, Surrey, England).


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Michael Geo Towers's household

Male

Michael Geo

Towers

Head
Female

Amelia

Towers

Wife
Male

George

Towers

Son
Female

Amelia

Towers

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Towers

Daughter
Male

Mickey

Towers

Son
Female

Bertha

Towers

Daughter
Female

Lilleyan M

Blakeston

Visitor
Female

Lizzie

James

Servant
Female

Sarah

Warren

Nurse
First name(s) Michael Geo
Last name Towers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael Geo

Towers

Head

Married

33

1848

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Amelia

Towers

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

George

Towers

Son

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Towers

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Towers

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Mickey

Towers

Son

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Bertha

Towers

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Lilleyan M

Blakeston

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Walker, Northumberland, England

Lizzie

James

Servant

Single

18

1863

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Warren

Nurse

Single

16

1865

New Cross, Surrey, England

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