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Household of Charles Townsend (born 1852, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Charles Townsend and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Townsend, born in 1852 in Sparsholt, Berkshire, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Maria Townsend, born in 1849 in Kelvedon, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Vincent C (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Kathleen M (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Mother-In-Law, Ann (born 1815 in Essex, England), Charles's Sister-In-Law, Kate (born 1853 in Witham, Essex, England), Charles's Sister, Ann A (born 1865 in Surrey, England) and Charles's Wife'sister Aunt, Emma (born 1816 in Coggeshall, Essex, England).


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Charles Townsend's household

Male

Charles

Townsend

Head
Female

Maria

Townsend

Wife
Male

Vincent C

Townsend

Son
Female

Kathleen M

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Ann

Ager

Mother-In-Law
Female

Kate

Ager

Sister-In-Law
Female

Ann A

Townsend

Sister
Female

Emma

Ager

Wife'sister Aunt
First name(s) Charles
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Sparsholt, Berkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Townsend

Head

Married

29

1852

Sparsholt, Berkshire, England

Maria

Townsend

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kelvedon, Essex, England

Vincent C

Townsend

Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Kathleen M

Townsend

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ann

Ager

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Essex, England

Kate

Ager

Sister-In-Law

Single

28

1853

Witham, Essex, England

Ann A

Townsend

Sister

Single

16

1865

Surrey, England

Emma

Ager

Wife'sister Aunt

Single

65

1816

Coggeshall, Essex, England

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