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Household of Thomas Towers (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Towers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Towers, born in 1844 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Towers, born in 1848 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Nancy (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Betty (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and David (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1801 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Nancy (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Towers's household

Male

Thomas

Towers

Head
Female

Hannah

Towers

Wife
Female

Nancy

Towers

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Towers

Son
Female

Betty

Towers

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Towers

Daughter
Male

David

Towers

Son
Male

Thomas

Towers

Boarder
Female

Nancy

Towers

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Towers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Towers

Head

Married

37

1844

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Towers

Wife

Married

33

1848

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Towers

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Towers

Son

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Betty

Towers

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Towers

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

David

Towers

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Towers

Boarder

Widower

80

1801

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Towers

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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