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Household of John Townsend (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Townsend, born in 1835 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Townsend, born in 1836 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Grace Ann (born 1854 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary Hh (born 1861 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), James Ed (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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John Townsend's household

Male

John

Townsend

Head
Female

Hannah

Townsend

Wife
Female

Grace Ann

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Mary Hh

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Townsend

Son
Female

Emily

Townsend

Daughter
Male

James Ed

Townsend

Son
Female

Martha

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Ada

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Townsend

Head

Married

46

1835

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Townsend

Wife

Married

45

1836

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Grace Ann

Townsend

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hh

Townsend

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Townsend

Son

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Townsend

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

James Ed

Townsend

Son

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Townsend

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Townsend

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Townsend

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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