Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Townsend (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Townsend, born in 1837 in Esprick, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Townsend, born in 1838 in Greenhalgh, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1861 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Salford, Lancashire, England), George (born 1866 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Jane Ann (born 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Margaret Ellen (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Townsend's household

Male

James

Townsend

Head
Female

Alice

Townsend

Wife
Female

Alice

Townsend

Daughter
Male

John

Townsend

Son
Male

George

Townsend

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Townsend

Daughter
Male

James

Townsend

Son
Female

Margaret Ellen

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Esprick, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Townsend

Head

Married

44

1837

Esprick, Lancashire, England

Alice

Townsend

Wife

Married

43

1838

Greenhalgh, Lancashire, England

Alice

Townsend

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Salford, Lancashire, England

John

Townsend

Son

Single

17

1864

Salford, Lancashire, England

George

Townsend

Son

Single

15

1866

Salford, Lancashire, England

Jane Ann

Townsend

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Townsend

Son

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Townsend

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Townsend in Salford in 1881, and follow the Townsend family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Townsend

We’ve found James Townsend in 206 family trees. Find out more about James Townsend's household and view the Townsend family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census