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Household of Thomas J Towkes (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Thomas J Towkes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas J Towkes, born in 1846 in City, consisted of 5 members. Thomas J was the head of the household, married to Jessy Towkes, born in 1848 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 2 children; Walter C (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Lewis B (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas J's Sister, Janet E Webb, born in 1850 in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England.


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Thomas J Towkes's household

Male

Thomas J

Towkes

Head
Female

Jessy

Towkes

Wife
Male

Walter C

Towkes

Son
Male

Lewis B

Towkes

Son
Female

Janet E

Webb

Sister
First name(s) Thomas J
Last name Towkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place City

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas J

Towkes

Head

Married

35

1846

City

Jessy

Towkes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Walter C

Towkes

Son

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Lewis B

Towkes

Son

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Janet E

Webb

Sister

Single

31

1850

Kingsland, Herefordshire, England

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