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Household of Alfred Townsend (born 1837, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Townsend, born in 1837 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Fanny Townsend, born in 1838 in Leicestershire, England. They had 4 children; Annie Eugenie (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Worcestershire, England), John Alfred (born 1869 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Fanny (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Lodger, Joseph Clarke, born in 1848 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.


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Alfred Townsend's household

Male

Alfred

Townsend

Head
Female

Fanny

Townsend

Wife
Female

Annie Eugenie

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Townsend

Son
Male

John Alfred

Townsend

Son
Female

Fanny

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Clarke

Lodger
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Townsend

Head

Married

44

1837

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Fanny

Townsend

Wife

Married

43

1838

Leicestershire, England

Annie Eugenie

Townsend

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Joseph

Townsend

Son

Single

14

1867

Worcestershire, England

John Alfred

Townsend

Son

Single

12

1869

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Townsend

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Clarke

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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