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Household of Thomas Towrie (born 1834, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanday, 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.
Thomas Towrie and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Towrie, born in 1834 in Burness, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Towrie, born in 1843 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Eliza (born 1865 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Barbara (born 1870 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Father, John Towrie, born in 1798 in Burness, Orkney, Scotland.
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Thomas Towrie's household
Thomas
Towrie
Head
Margaret
Towrie
Wife
Eliza
Towrie
Daughter
John
Towrie
Son
Barbara
Towrie
Daughter
Margaret
Towrie
Daughter
James
Towrie
Son
Mary
Towrie
Daughter
Thomas
Towrie
Son
John
Towrie
Father
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Towrie |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Burness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Towrie | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Towrie | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Eliza | Towrie | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Towrie | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Towrie | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Towrie | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Towrie | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Towrie | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | Towrie | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Towrie | Father | Widower | 83 | 1798 | Burness, Orkney, Scotland |
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