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Household of John Townsend (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Townsend, born in 1842 in Otford, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Townsend, born in 1840 in Dunton Green, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1863 in Otford, Kent, England), Albert (born 1867 in Otford, Kent, England), Ester Ann (born 1869 in Otford, Kent, England), Charlotte H (born 1873 in Greatness, Kent, England), Henry (born 1871 in Otford, Kent, England) and Sarah Emma (born 1878 in Westerham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Richard Bellingham, born in 1854 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England.


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John Townsend's household

Male

John

Townsend

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Townsend

Wife
Male

Charles

Townsend

Son
Male

Albert

Townsend

Son
Female

Ester Ann

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Charlotte H

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Henry

Townsend

Son
Female

Sarah Emma

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Richard

Bellingham

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Otford, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Townsend

Head

Married

39

1842

Otford, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Townsend

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dunton Green, Kent, England

Charles

Townsend

Son

Single

18

1863

Otford, Kent, England

Albert

Townsend

Son

Single

14

1867

Otford, Kent, England

Ester Ann

Townsend

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Otford, Kent, England

Charlotte H

Townsend

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Greatness, Kent, England

Henry

Townsend

Son

Single

10

1871

Otford, Kent, England

Sarah Emma

Townsend

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Westerham, Kent, England

Richard

Bellingham

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

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