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Household of William Towers (born 1854, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

William Towers and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Towers, born in 1854 in Ibstock, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Henry Hett Towers, born in 1853 in Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1876 in -), Sarah (born 1879 in Ibstock, Leicestershire, England), Elizabeth (born 1881 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1874 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Freadrick Higgitt, born in 1848 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.


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William Towers's household

Male

William

Towers

Head
Female

Henry Hett

Towers

Wife
Male

Samuel

Towers

Son
Female

Sarah

Towers

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Towers

Daughter
Male

Freadrick

Higgitt

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Higgitt

Wife
Male

John W

Higgitt

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Towers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ibstock, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Towers

Head

Married

27

1854

Ibstock, Leicestershire, England

Henry Hett

Towers

Wife

Married

28

1853

Derbyshire, England

Samuel

Towers

Son

Single

5

1876

-

Sarah

Towers

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ibstock, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Towers

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

Freadrick

Higgitt

Lodger Head

Married

33

1848

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Higgitt

Wife

Married

27

1854

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

John W

Higgitt

Son

Single

7

1874

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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