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Household of Edward Goodwin (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Malling, Kent, 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.

Edward Goodwin and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Goodwin, born in 1839 in Meopham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Maria Townsend, born in 1850 in Rosley, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Albert (born 1871 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Horace (born 1874 in Meopham, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Meopham, Kent, England), Ada (born 1878 in Meopham, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Kent, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Maria (born 1850 in Rosley, Kent, England) and Edward's Daughter Of Servant, Ellen (born 1869 in Maidstone, Kent, England).


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Edward Goodwin's household

Male

Edward

Goodwin

Head
Female

Maria

Townsend

Servant
Female

Ellen

Townsend

Daughter Of Servant
Male

Albert

Townsend

Son
Male

Horace

Townsend

Son
Male

Arthur

Townsend

Son
Female

Ada

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Townsend

Son
First name(s) Edward
Last name Goodwin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Meopham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Goodwin

Head

Married

42

1839

Meopham, Kent, England

Maria

Townsend

Servant

Single

31

1850

Rosley, Kent, England

Ellen

Townsend

Daughter Of Servant

Single

12

1869

Maidstone, Kent, England

Albert

Townsend

Son

Single

10

1871

Maidstone, Kent, England

Horace

Townsend

Son

Single

7

1874

Meopham, Kent, England

Arthur

Townsend

Son

Single

5

1876

Meopham, Kent, England

Ada

Townsend

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Meopham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Kent, England

Ernest

Townsend

Son

Single

0

1881

Kent, England

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