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Household of John Townsend (born 1850, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.
John Townsend and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Townsend, born in 1850 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Townsend, born in 1852 in Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England), George (born 1876 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England) and Jane (born 1879 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, George W (born 1859 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1819 in Faversham, Surrey, England).
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John Townsend's household
John
Townsend
Head
Jane
Townsend
Wife
Harry
Townsend
Son
Elizabeth
Townsend
Daughter
George
Townsend
Son
Jane
Townsend
Daughter
George W
Mason
Cousin
Thomas
Jones
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Townsend |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Rotherhithe, Surrey, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Townsend | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Rotherhithe, Surrey, England | |
Jane | Townsend | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Hampshire, England | |
Harry | Townsend | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Deptford, Kent, England | |
Elizabeth | Townsend | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Kingsland, Middlesex, England | |
George | Townsend | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Kingsland, Middlesex, England | |
Jane | Townsend | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Kingsland, Middlesex, England | |
George W | Mason | Cousin | Single | 22 | 1859 | Limehouse, Middlesex, England | |
Thomas | Jones | Lodger | Single | 62 | 1819 | Faversham, Surrey, England |
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