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Household of James Townsend (born 1828, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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 1828 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Sarah A (born 1838 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England), James's Brother, Jeremiah (born 1835 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England), James's Servant, Georgina (born 1862 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), James's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), James's Servant, Anne (born 1862 in Manchester), James's Boarder, Logan (born 1863 in Wales), James's Boarder, James J (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Alfred (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1867 in Manchester), James's Boarder, John (born 1867 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and James's Boarder, George W (born 1869 in Middleton, Lancashire, England).
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James Townsend's household
James
Townsend
Head
Sarah A
Townsend
Sister
Jeremiah
Townsend
Brother
Georgina
Williams
Servant
Jane
Bough
Servant
Anne
Hall
Servant
Logan
Hickman
Boarder
James J
Kellsal
Boarder
Alfred
Kellsal
Boarder
John
Lowry
Boarder
John
Dickinson
Boarder
George W
Schofield
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Townsend |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Townsend | Head | Single | 53 | 1828 | Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah A | Townsend | Sister | Single | 43 | 1838 | Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England | |
Jeremiah | Townsend | Brother | Single | 46 | 1835 | Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England | |
Georgina | Williams | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | |
Jane | Bough | Servant | Single | 18 | 1863 | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | |
Anne | Hall | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Manchester | |
Logan | Hickman | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Wales | |
James J | Kellsal | Boarder | Single | 15 | 1866 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Alfred | Kellsal | Boarder | Single | 12 | 1869 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
John | Lowry | Boarder | Single | 14 | 1867 | Manchester | |
John | Dickinson | Boarder | Single | 14 | 1867 | Stafford, Staffordshire, England | |
George W | Schofield | Boarder | Single | 12 | 1869 | Middleton, Lancashire, England |
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