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Household of Edward Townsend (born 1859, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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.

Edward Townsend and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Townsend, born in 1859 in Notting Hill, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, single. He had 1 child; Sophia, born 1880 in Fulham, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Father, John (born 1831 in Wells, Somerset, England), Edward's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Edward's Servant Head, Martha (born 1843 in Fulham, Middlesex, England) and Edward's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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Edward Townsend's household

Male

Edward

Townsend

Head
Male

John

Townsend

Father
Female

Elizabeth

Townsend

Mother
Female

Martha

Vagg

Servant Head
Female

Sophia

Vagg

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ambrook

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Notting Hill, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Townsend

Head

Single

22

1859

Notting Hill, Middlesex, England

John

Townsend

Father

Married

50

1831

Wells, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Townsend

Mother

Married

46

1835

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Martha

Vagg

Servant Head

Married

38

1843

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Vagg

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Fulham, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Ambrook

Servant

Single

20

1861

Islington, Middlesex, England

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