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Household of Robert B Tower (born 1815, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, 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.

Robert B Tower and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert B Tower, born in 1815 in Essex, consisted of 6 members. Robert B was the head of the household, married to Josephine R Tower, born in 1821 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. They had 1 child; Arthur, born 1846 in Moreton, Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert B's Servant, Ellen (born 1833 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Robert B's Servant, Martha (born 1856 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) and Robert B's Servant, Annie (born 1864 in Dover, Kent, England).


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Robert B Tower's household

Male

Robert B

Tower

Head
Female

Josephine R

Tower

Wife
Male

Arthur

Tower

Son
Female

Ellen

Atherton

Servant
Female

Martha

Hewitt

Servant
Female

Annie

Cook

Servant
First name(s) Robert B
Last name Tower
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert B

Tower

Head

Married

66

1815

Essex, England

Josephine R

Tower

Wife

Married

60

1821

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Arthur

Tower

Son

Single

35

1846

Moreton, Essex, England

Ellen

Atherton

Servant

Widow

48

1833

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Martha

Hewitt

Servant

Single

25

1856

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Annie

Cook

Servant

Single

17

1864

Dover, Kent, England

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