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Household of Henry Townsend (born 1845, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, 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 1845 in Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Townsend, born in 1849 in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1877 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Susannah (born 1879 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, Susannah Batts, born in 1817 in Great Barrington, Gloucestershire, England.


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Henry Townsend's household

Male

Henry

Townsend

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Townsend

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Batts

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Gloucestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Townsend

Head

Married

36

1845

Gloucestershire, England

Mary Ann

Townsend

Wife

Married

32

1849

Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Townsend

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Susannah

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Susannah

Batts

Boarder

Widow

64

1817

Great Barrington, Gloucestershire, England

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