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Household of William Towse (born 1853, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Towse and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Towse, born in 1853 in Thixendale, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah M Towse, born in 1852 in Yapham, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1873 in Painsthorpe, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1875 in Yapham, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1877 in Yapham, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1879 in Yapham, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Yapham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, John Towse, born in 1820 in Yorkshire, England.


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William Towse's household

Male

William

Towse

Head
Female

Hannah M

Towse

Wife
Female

Mary

Towse

Daughter
Male

John

Towse

Son
Female

Maria

Towse

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Towse

Son
Female

Eliza

Towse

Daughter
Male

John

Towse

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Towse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Thixendale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Towse

Head

Married

28

1853

Thixendale, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Towse

Wife

Married

29

1852

Yapham, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Towse

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Painsthorpe, Yorkshire, England

John

Towse

Son

Single

6

1875

Yapham, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Towse

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yapham, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Towse

Son

Single

2

1879

Yapham, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Towse

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yapham, Yorkshire, England

John

Towse

Father

Widower

61

1820

Yorkshire, England

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