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Household of Alexander W Townsend (born 1853, Renfrewshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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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.
Alexander W Townsend and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander W Townsend, born in 1853 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander W was the head of the household, married to Margaret B Townsend, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alfred B (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert A (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Fredrich J (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander W's Servant, Sarah Thomson, born in 1861 in Argyllshire, Scotland.
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Alexander W Townsend's household
Alexander W
Townsend
Head
Margaret B
Townsend
Wife
Alfred B
Townsend
Son
Robert A
Townsend
Son
Fredrich J
Townsend
Son
Sarah
Thomson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander W |
| Last name | Townsend |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 28 |
| Birth year | 1853 |
| Birth place | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander W | Townsend | Head | Married | 28 | 1853 | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret B | Townsend | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alfred B | Townsend | Son | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Robert A | Townsend | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Fredrich J | Townsend | Son | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Argyllshire, Scotland |
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