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Household of George Townsend (born 1849, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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.

George Townsend and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Townsend, born in 1849 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Emma Townsend, born in 1852 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1871 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, John Townsend, born in 1856 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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George Townsend's household

Male

George

Townsend

Head
Female

Emma

Townsend

Wife
Male

George

Townsend

Son
Male

John

Townsend

Son
Female

Emma

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Jane

Townsend

Daughter
Male

John

Townsend

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Townsend

Head

Married

32

1849

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Emma

Townsend

Wife

Married

29

1852

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

George

Townsend

Son

Single

10

1871

Stepney, Middlesex, England

John

Townsend

Son

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emma

Townsend

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jane

Townsend

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John

Townsend

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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