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Household of Henry Townsend (born 1824, Oxfordshire)

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.

Henry Townsend and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Townsend, born in 1824 in Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Caroline Townsend, born in 1831 in Walthamstow, Essex, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Sarah Jane (born 1868 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Emma Mary (born 1870 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, Henry Wilson, born in 1860 in -.


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Henry Townsend's household

Male

Henry

Townsend

Head
Female

Caroline

Townsend

Wife
Male

William

Townsend

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Emma Mary

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wilson

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Oxfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Townsend

Head

Married

57

1824

Oxfordshire, England

Caroline

Townsend

Wife

Married

50

1831

Walthamstow, Essex, England

William

Townsend

Son

Single

16

1865

Greenwich, Kent, England

Sarah Jane

Townsend

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Greenwich, Kent, England

Emma Mary

Townsend

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Henry

Wilson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

-

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