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Household of Edward Townsend (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Townsend, born in 1847 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Eliza Townsend, born in 1849 in Longton, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah Ann (born 1867 in Longton, Staffordshire, England), Edward (born 1868 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1870 in Staffordshire, England), George (born 1874 in Fenton, Staffordshire, England), Susannah (born 1878 in Longton, Staffordshire, England) and William (born 1879 in Longton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Father In Law, Thomas Smith, born in 1806 in Longton, Staffordshire, England.


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Edward Townsend's household

Male

Edward

Townsend

Head
Female

Eliza

Townsend

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Edward

Townsend

Son
Female

Alice

Townsend

Daughter
Male

George

Townsend

Son
Female

Susannah

Townsend

Daughter
Male

William

Townsend

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Father In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Townsend

Head

Married

34

1847

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Townsend

Wife

Married

32

1849

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Townsend

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Townsend

Son

Single

13

1868

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Townsend

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Staffordshire, England

George

Townsend

Son

Single

7

1874

Fenton, Staffordshire, England

Susannah

Townsend

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Longton, Staffordshire, England

William

Townsend

Son

Single

2

1879

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Smith

Father In Law

Married

75

1806

Longton, Staffordshire, England

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