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Household of Briggs Townsend (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Todmorden, 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.

Briggs Townsend and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Briggs Townsend, born in 1847 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Briggs was the head of the household, married to Margaret Townsend, born in 1848 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1869 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1876 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England).


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Briggs Townsend's household

Male

Briggs

Townsend

Head
Female

Margaret

Townsend

Wife
Male

William

Townsend

Son
Female

Sarah A

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Martha

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) Briggs
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Briggs

Townsend

Head

Married

34

1847

Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Townsend

Wife

Married

33

1848

Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

William

Townsend

Son

Single

12

1869

Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Townsend

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Townsend

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England

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