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Household of Edward Townend (born 1836, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, 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 Townend and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Townend, born in 1836 in Streatham, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ethel Mary Townend, born in 1869 in China. They had 5 children; Ethel Mary (born 1869 in China), Edward W (born 1870 in China), Herbert B (born 1871 in China), Emily A (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and George H (born 1875 in Southborough, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Emma G (born 1850 in St Helens, Jersey, Channel Islands), Edward's Servant, Emma (born 1860 in Kent, England), Edward's Servant, Eliza (born 1850 in Maresfield, Sussex, England) and Edward's Servant, Rose (born 1862 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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Edward Townend's household

Male

Edward

Townend

Head
Female

Ethel Mary

Townend

Daughter
Male

Edward W

Townend

Son
Male

Herbert B

Townend

Son
Female

Emily A

Townend

Daughter
Male

George H

Townend

Son
Female

Emma G

Bowring

Servant
Female

Emma

Miles

Servant
Female

Eliza

Mitchell

Servant
Female

Rose

Ley

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Townend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Streatham, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Townend

Head

Married

45

1836

Streatham, Surrey, England

Ethel Mary

Townend

Daughter

Single

12

1869

China

Edward W

Townend

Son

Single

11

1870

China

Herbert B

Townend

Son

Single

10

1871

China

Emily A

Townend

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

George H

Townend

Son

Single

6

1875

Southborough, Kent, England

Emma G

Bowring

Servant

Single

31

1850

St Helens, Jersey, Channel Islands

Emma

Miles

Servant

Single

21

1860

Kent, England

Eliza

Mitchell

Servant

Single

31

1850

Maresfield, Sussex, England

Rose

Ley

Servant

Single

19

1862

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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