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Household of John Townsend (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Townsend, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Townsend, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Lydia (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Jemima (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, John (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Townsend's household

Male

John

Townsend

Head
Female

Mary

Townsend

Wife
Male

John

Townsend

Son
Female

Mary J

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Townsend

Daughter
Male

John

Clawsey

Lodger
Male

John

Longbottom

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Townsend

Head

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Townsend

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Townsend

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Townsend

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lydia

Townsend

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jemima

Townsend

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Clawsey

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Longbottom

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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