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Household of John Townsend (born 1849, Huntingdonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Townsend, born in 1849 in Wiston, Huntingdonshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Townsend, born in 1852 in Wiston, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 5 children; Frances Jane (born 1871 in Wiston, Huntingdonshire, England), William James (born 1873 in Wiston, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1874 in Peterborough, Huntingdonshire, England), Anne Elizabeth (born 1879 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy (born 1881 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Townsend's household

Male

John

Townsend

Head
Female

Sarah

Townsend

Wife
Female

Frances Jane

Townsend

Daughter
Male

William James

Townsend

Son
Male

John

Townsend

Son
Female

Anne Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wiston, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Townsend

Head

Married

32

1849

Wiston, Huntingdonshire, England

Sarah

Townsend

Wife

Married

29

1852

Wiston, Huntingdonshire, England

Frances Jane

Townsend

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wiston, Huntingdonshire, England

William James

Townsend

Son

Single

8

1873

Wiston, Yorkshire, England

John

Townsend

Son

Single

7

1874

Peterborough, Huntingdonshire, England

Anne Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Townsend

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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