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Household of John Townsend (born 1851, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 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 1851 in Milton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Townsend, born in 1849 in Marcham, Berkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary L, born 1881 in St Michael's, Oxfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Matilda (born 1852 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), John's Boarder, Charles (born 1866 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and John's Boarder, Albert (born 1868 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).


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John Townsend's household

Male

John

Townsend

Head
Female

Mary A

Townsend

Wife
Female

Mary L

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Solomon

Boarder
Male

Charles

Solomon

Boarder
Male

Albert

Solomon

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Milton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Townsend

Head

Married

30

1851

Milton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England

Mary A

Townsend

Wife

Married

32

1849

Marcham, Berkshire, England

Mary L

Townsend

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Michael's, Oxfordshire, England

Matilda

Solomon

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Charles

Solomon

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Albert

Solomon

Boarder

Single

13

1868

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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