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Household of John Townsend (born 1834, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Townsend, born in 1834 in Oldford, Kent, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Townsend, born in 1838 in Portland, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1863 in Clapham, Surrey, England) and Florence (born 1866 in Clapham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Percy Heritage, born in 1876 in Battersea, Surrey, England.


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John Townsend's household

Male

John

Townsend

Head
Female

Sarah

Townsend

Wife
Male

William

Townsend

Son
Female

Florence

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Percy

Heritage

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Oldford, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Townsend

Head

Married

47

1834

Oldford, Kent, England

Sarah

Townsend

Wife

Married

43

1838

Portland, Lincolnshire, England

William

Townsend

Son

Single

18

1863

Clapham, Surrey, England

Florence

Townsend

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Clapham, Surrey, England

Percy

Heritage

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Battersea, Surrey, England

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