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Household of John Towns (born 1838, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, 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.

John Towns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Towns, born in 1838 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Towns, born in 1832 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1867 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Henry H (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and George (born 1874 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Jane J Summer, born in 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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John Towns's household

Male

John

Towns

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Towns

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Towns

Daughter
Male

John

Towns

Son
Male

Henry H

Towns

Son
Male

George

Towns

Son
Female

Jane J

Summer

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Towns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Towns

Head

Married

43

1838

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth A

Towns

Wife

Married

49

1832

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth A

Towns

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Towns

Son

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Henry H

Towns

Son

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

George

Towns

Son

Single

7

1874

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Jane J

Summer

Niece

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

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