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Household of George Townsend (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Townsend, born in 1836 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Ann Townsend, born in 1835 in Stepney, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1868 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1872 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1875 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1878 in Clapton, Middlesex, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1841 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and George's Servant, Ann (born 1866 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).


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George Townsend's household

Male

George

Townsend

Head
Female

Ann

Townsend

Wife
Male

George

Townsend

Son
Male

Joseph

Townsend

Son
Male

Albert

Townsend

Son
Male

John

Townsend

Son
Male

Ernest

Townsend

Son
Male

Fred

Townsend

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant
Female

Ann

Smith

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Townsend

Head

Married

45

1836

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ann

Townsend

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stepney, Middlesex, England

George

Townsend

Son

Single

13

1868

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Townsend

Son

Single

12

1869

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Albert

Townsend

Son

Single

9

1872

Stepney, Middlesex, England

John

Townsend

Son

Single

6

1875

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Townsend

Son

Single

3

1878

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Fred

Townsend

Son

Single

0

1881

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Servant

Widow

40

1841

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Ann

Smith

Servant

Single

15

1866

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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