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Household of John Townsend (born 1848, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Townsend, born in 1848 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Townsend, born in 1855 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Charles Heany (born 1875 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Susan C (born 1880 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1845 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1841 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), John's Lodger, Jane (born 1849 in -), John's Lodger, Annie (born 1853 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), John's Lodger, Sarah (born 1865 in Conway, Caernarvonshire, Wales), John's Lodger, Ann (born 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Mary (born 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, William (born 1839 in City of London, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Margaret (born 1842 in Anglesey, Wales), John's Lodger, Mary (born 1879 in Anglesey, Wales) and John's Lodger, Mary (born 1881 in Denbighshire, Wales).


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John Townsend's household

Male

John

Townsend

Head
Female

Susan

Townsend

Wife
Male

Charles Heany

Townsend

Son
Female

Susan C

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Redfern

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Redfern

Boarder
Female

Jane

Johnson

Lodger
Female

Annie

Fury

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Jones

Lodger
Female

Ann

Casey

Lodger
Female

Mary

Barnes

Lodger
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Smith

Lodger
Female

Mary

Smith

Lodger
Female

Mary

Fury

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Townsend

Head

Married

33

1848

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Susan

Townsend

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Charles Heany

Townsend

Son

Single

6

1875

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Susan C

Townsend

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Redfern

Boarder

Married

36

1845

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Redfern

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Johnson

Lodger

Married

32

1849

-

Annie

Fury

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Jones

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Conway, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Ann

Casey

Lodger

Married

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Barnes

Lodger

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Smith

Lodger

Married

42

1839

City of London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Smith

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Anglesey, Wales

Mary

Smith

Lodger

Single

2

1879

Anglesey, Wales

Mary

Fury

Lodger

Single

0

1881

Denbighshire, Wales

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