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Household of Samuel A Towill (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Samuel A Towill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel A Towill, born in 1834 in Ashcombe, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Samuel A was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Towill, born in 1840 in Teignmouth, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth Anne (born 1872 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Lavinia Francis (born 1874 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England), Alice Mary (born 1876 in Chudleigh, Devon, England), Mary Ann (born 1878 in Chudleigh, Devon, England) and Herbert Samuel (born 1880 in Chudleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel A's Servant, Fredrick Wm (born 1861 in Ashcombe, Devon, England) and Samuel A's Servant, Frank (born 1865 in Chudleigh, Devon, England).


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Samuel A Towill's household

Male

Samuel A

Towill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Towill

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Anne

Towill

Daughter
Female

Lavinia Francis

Towill

Daughter
Female

Alice Mary

Towill

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Towill

Daughter
Male

Herbert Samuel

Towill

Son
Male

Fredrick Wm

Towill

Servant
Male

Frank

Knight

Servant
First name(s) Samuel A
Last name Towill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ashcombe, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel A

Towill

Head

Married

47

1834

Ashcombe, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Towill

Wife

Married

41

1840

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth Anne

Towill

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Lavinia Francis

Towill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Alice Mary

Towill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Towill

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Herbert Samuel

Towill

Son

Single

1

1880

Chudleigh, Devon, England

Fredrick Wm

Towill

Servant

Single

20

1861

Ashcombe, Devon, England

Frank

Knight

Servant

Single

16

1865

Chudleigh, Devon, England

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