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Household of George A Townsend (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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.

George A Townsend and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George A Townsend, born in 1845 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 9 members. George A was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth H Townsend, born in 1841 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 4 children; William B (born 1872 in Exeter, Devon, England), Mary M (born 1873 in Exeter, Devon, England), Frank G (born 1877 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Winfred B (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George A's Sister Law, Mary A (born 1832 in Brixham, Devon, England), George A's Servant, Elizabeth H (born 1859 in Thorverton, Devon, England) and George A's Servant, Clara (born 1863 in Brampford Speke, Devon, England).


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George A Townsend's household

Male

George A

Townsend

Head
Female

Elizabeth H

Townsend

Wife
Male

William B

Townsend

Son
Female

Mary M

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Frank G

Townsend

Son
Female

Winfred B

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Bovey

Sister Law
Female

Elizabeth H

Yendall

Servant
Female

Clara

Corry

Servant
First name(s) George A
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George A

Townsend

Head

Married

36

1845

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth H

Townsend

Wife

Married

40

1841

Brixham, Devon, England

William B

Townsend

Son

Single

9

1872

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary M

Townsend

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Exeter, Devon, England

Frank G

Townsend

Son

Single

4

1877

Exeter, Devon, England

Winfred B

Townsend

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary A

Bovey

Sister Law

Single

49

1832

Brixham, Devon, England

Elizabeth H

Yendall

Servant

Single

22

1859

Thorverton, Devon, England

Clara

Corry

Servant

Single

18

1863

Brampford Speke, Devon, England

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