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Household of James Townsend (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Townsend, born in 1844 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Townsend, born in 1853 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; W H (born 1866 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1868 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Maud (born 1871 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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James Townsend's household

Male

James

Townsend

Head
Female

Margaret A

Townsend

Wife
Male

W H

Townsend

Son
Female

Frances

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Maud

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Alice

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Townsend

Head

Married

37

1844

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Townsend

Wife

Married

28

1853

Darwen, Lancashire, England

W H

Townsend

Son

Single

15

1866

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Frances

Townsend

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Maud

Townsend

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Alice

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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