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Household of Joseph Phipps Townsend (born 1813, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire,Dorset, 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.

Joseph Phipps Townsend and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Phipps Townsend, born in 1813 in Warlingham, Surrey, consisted of 12 members. Joseph Phipps was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Lucy Mary (born 1854 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England), Penelope L (born 1856 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England), Rose N (born 1863 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England), Octavia N (born 1867 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England) and Elizabeth C (born 1869 in Southwell, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph Phipps's Servant, George (born 1840 in Wiltshire, England), Joseph Phipps's Servant, Emma (born 1840 in Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England), Joseph Phipps's Servant, Richard S (born 1861 in Whitchurch, Dorset, England), Joseph Phipps's Servant, Mary (born 1845 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Joseph Phipps's Servant, Edith (born 1856 in Kinson, Dorset, England) and Joseph Phipps's Servant, Anne (born 1864 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Phipps Townsend's household

Male

Joseph Phipps

Townsend

Head
Female

Lucy Mary

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Penelope L

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Rose N

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Octavia N

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Townsend

Daughter
Male

George

Virgo

Servant
Female

Emma

Virgo

Servant
Male

Richard S

Foster

Servant
Female

Mary

Summers

Servant
Female

Edith

Gillett

Servant
Female

Anne

Holtham

Servant
First name(s) Joseph Phipps
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Warlingham, Surrey, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph Phipps

Townsend

Head

Widower

68

1813

Warlingham, Surrey, England

Lucy Mary

Townsend

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Penelope L

Townsend

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Rose N

Townsend

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Octavia N

Townsend

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth C

Townsend

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Southwell, Hampshire, England

George

Virgo

Servant

Married

41

1840

Wiltshire, England

Emma

Virgo

Servant

Married

41

1840

Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England

Richard S

Foster

Servant

Single

20

1861

Whitchurch, Dorset, England

Mary

Summers

Servant

Single

36

1845

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edith

Gillett

Servant

Single

25

1856

Kinson, Dorset, England

Anne

Holtham

Servant

Single

17

1864

Chester, Cheshire, England

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