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Household of John Townsend (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 1840 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Townsend, born in 1839 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1866 in Deptford, Kent, England), Edward (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Annie Kimber, born in 1861 in Deptford, Kent, England.


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John Townsend's household

Male

John

Townsend

Head
Female

Mary

Townsend

Wife
Female

Annie

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Edward

Townsend

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kimber

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Deptford, 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

41

1840

Deptford, Kent, England

Mary

Townsend

Wife

Married

42

1839

Deptford, Kent, England

Annie

Townsend

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Deptford, Kent, England

Edward

Townsend

Son

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Deptford, Kent, England

Annie

Kimber

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Deptford, Kent, England

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