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Household of William Towsey (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Towsey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Towsey, born in 1833 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen M Towsey, born in 1842 in Dover, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Francis P (born 1872 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Mary H (born 1873 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Agnes L (born 1878 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Emma W (born 1839 in Dover, Kent, England), William's Servant, Alice (born 1858 in Ireland) and William's Visitor, Elizabeth G (born 1822 in Dover, Kent, England).


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William Towsey's household

Male

William

Towsey

Head
Female

Ellen M

Towsey

Wife
Male

Francis P

Towsey

Son
Female

Mary H

Towsey

Daughter
Female

Agnes L

Towsey

Daughter
Female

Emma W

Norris

Sister
Female

Alice

Ryan

Servant
Female

Elizabeth G

Pascall

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Towsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Towsey

Head

Married

48

1833

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ellen M

Towsey

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dover, Kent, England

Francis P

Towsey

Son

Single

9

1872

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Mary H

Towsey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Agnes L

Towsey

Daughter

Single

3

1878

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Emma W

Norris

Sister

Single

42

1839

Dover, Kent, England

Alice

Ryan

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Elizabeth G

Pascall

Visitor

Widow

59

1822

Dover, Kent, England

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