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Household of Benjamin Townsend (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Benjamin Townsend and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Townsend, born in 1828 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Alice Townsend, born in 1825 in Stansfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1860 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Townsend's household

Male

Benjamin

Townsend

Head
Female

Alice

Townsend

Wife
Male

John

Townsend

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Townsend

Head

Married

53

1828

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Townsend

Wife

Married

56

1825

Stansfield, Yorkshire, England

John

Townsend

Son

Single

21

1860

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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