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Household of John Townsend (born 1839, Kent)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Townsend, born in 1839 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Townsend, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Kate (born 1876 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Francis (born 1879 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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John Townsend's household

Male

John

Townsend

Head
Female

Mary

Townsend

Wife
Male

Charles

Townsend

Son
Female

Kate

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Francis

Townsend

Daughter
Male

John

Townsend

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Townsend

Head

Married

42

1839

Maidstone, Kent, England

Mary

Townsend

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Charles

Townsend

Son

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Kate

Townsend

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Francis

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Townsend

Son

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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