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Household of James Townsend (born 1843, 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.

James Townsend and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Townsend, born in 1843 in Devon, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Townsend, born in 1847 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1872 in Devon, England), Annie (born 1874 in Devon, England), Mary (born 1875 in Devon, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Devon, England), James Henry (born 1879 in Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1881 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Anna Maria (born 1847 in Italy), James's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in Shobrooke, Devon, England), James's Servant, Georgina (born 1859 in Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Devon, England).


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James Townsend's household

Male

James

Townsend

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Townsend

Wife
Male

William

Townsend

Son
Female

Annie

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Mary

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Townsend

Son
Male

James Henry

Townsend

Son
Female

Lucy

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Anna Maria

Haynes

Visitor
Female

Jane

Greenslade

Servant
Female

Georgina

Greenslade

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Levair

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Townsend

Head

Married

38

1843

Devon, England

Mary Ann

Townsend

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lambeth, Surrey, England

William

Townsend

Son

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Annie

Townsend

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Mary

Townsend

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Devon, England

Herbert

Townsend

Son

Single

3

1878

Devon, England

James Henry

Townsend

Son

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Lucy

Townsend

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Devon, England

Anna Maria

Haynes

Visitor

Single

34

1847

Italy

Jane

Greenslade

Servant

Single

25

1856

Shobrooke, Devon, England

Georgina

Greenslade

Servant

Single

22

1859

Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Levair

Servant

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

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