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Household of Alfred Townsend (born 1839, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stroud, Gloucestershire, 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.

Alfred Townsend and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Townsend, born in 1839 in Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Sarah Townsend, born in 1838 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Malmesbury, Gloucestershire, England), Henry (born 1865 in Gloucestershire, England), Edith (born 1868 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England), Albert (born 1871 in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England), Clara (born 1872 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England), Amelia (born 1874 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England) and Lily (born 1881 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England).


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Alfred Townsend's household

Male

Alfred

Townsend

Head
Female

Sarah

Townsend

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Henry

Townsend

Son
Female

Edith

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Albert

Townsend

Son
Female

Clara

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Lily

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Townsend

Head

Married

42

1839

Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Townsend

Wife

Married

43

1838

Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Malmesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Henry

Townsend

Son

Single

16

1865

Gloucestershire, England

Edith

Townsend

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Albert

Townsend

Son

Single

10

1871

Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

Clara

Townsend

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Amelia

Townsend

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Townsend

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Lily

Townsend

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

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