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Household of Samuel J Towler (born 1847, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.

Samuel J Towler and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel J Towler, born in 1847 in Chelmsford, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Samuel J was the head of the household, married to Annie Towler, born in 1838 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Laura A (born 1868 in Chelmsford, Essex, England), Elinor S (born 1870 in Chelmsford, Essex, England), Edith S (born 1872 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1874 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel J's Lodger, Jane Plowright, born in 1822 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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Samuel J Towler's household

Male

Samuel J

Towler

Head
Female

Annie

Towler

Wife
Female

Laura A

Towler

Daughter
Female

Elinor S

Towler

Daughter
Female

Edith S

Towler

Daughter
Male

William

Towler

Son
Female

Jane

Plowright

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel J
Last name Towler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chelmsford, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel J

Towler

Head

Married

34

1847

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Annie

Towler

Wife

Married

43

1838

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Laura A

Towler

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Elinor S

Towler

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Edith S

Towler

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

William

Towler

Son

Single

7

1874

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Jane

Plowright

Lodger

Single

59

1822

Woolwich, Kent, England

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