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Household of Fred Townsend (born 1854, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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.

Fred Townsend and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fred Townsend, born in 1854 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. Fred was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Townsend, born in 1857 in Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; George F (born 1877 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England), Sarah J (born 1878 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Walter J (born 1881 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Fred's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Wiltshire, England), Fred's Lodger, Charles (born 1851 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) and Fred's Lodger, Charles (born 1856 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England).


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Fred Townsend's household

Male

Fred

Townsend

Head
Female

Henrietta

Townsend

Wife
Male

George F

Townsend

Son
Female

Sarah J

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Walter J

Townsend

Son
Female

Ellen

Choules

Servant
Male

Charles

Sherman

Lodger
Male

Charles

Mann

Lodger
First name(s) Fred
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Fred

Townsend

Head

Married

27

1854

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

Henrietta

Townsend

Wife

Married

24

1857

Wiltshire, England

George F

Townsend

Son

Single

4

1877

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Sarah J

Townsend

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Walter J

Townsend

Son

Single

0

1881

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Choules

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wiltshire, England

Charles

Sherman

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Charles

Mann

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

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