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Household of Robert Towers (born 1807, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland
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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 Towers and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Towers, born in 1807 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Towers, born in 1812 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1833 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Annie (born 1851 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son-In-Law, James (born 1847 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Annie (born 1876 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Davidina (born 1879 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Robert's Grandson, James (born 1880 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
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Robert Towers's household
Robert
Towers
Head
Ann
Towers
Wife
John
Towers
Son
Annie
Gibson
Daughter
James
Gibson
Son-In-Law
Annie
Gibson
Granddaughter
Davidina
Gibson
Granddaughter
James
Gibson
Grandson
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Towers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 74 |
| Birth year | 1807 |
| Birth place | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Towers | Head | Married | 74 | 1807 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Ann | Towers | Wife | Married | 69 | 1812 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Towers | Son | Married | 48 | 1833 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Annie | Gibson | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Gibson | Son-In-Law | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Annie | Gibson | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Davidina | Gibson | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Gibson | Grandson | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
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