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Household of William W Towse (born 1840, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 W Towse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Towse, born in 1840 in Kennington, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Grace Towse, born in 1849 in St James, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Edward D (born 1870 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Arthur W (born 1873 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Florence E (born 1874 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Ivy Grace (born 1881 in Blackheath, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William W's Servant, Martha (born 1834 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), William W's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1866 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and William W's Servant, Clara E (born 1866 in -).


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William W Towse's household

Male

William W

Towse

Head
Female

Grace

Towse

Wife
Male

Edward D

Towse

Son
Male

Arthur W

Towse

Son
Female

Florence E

Towse

Daughter
Female

Ivy Grace

Towse

Daughter
Female

Martha

Higham

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Higham

Servant
Female

Clara E

Fuller

Servant
First name(s) William W
Last name Towse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kennington, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Towse

Head

Married

41

1840

Kennington, Surrey, England

Grace

Towse

Wife

Married

32

1849

St James, Middlesex, England

Edward D

Towse

Son

Single

11

1870

Woolwich, Kent, England

Arthur W

Towse

Son

Single

8

1873

Woolwich, Kent, England

Florence E

Towse

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Woolwich, Kent, England

Ivy Grace

Towse

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackheath, Kent, England

Martha

Higham

Servant

Widow

47

1834

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Higham

Servant

Single

15

1866

Greenwich, Kent, England

Clara E

Fuller

Servant

Single

15

1866

-

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