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Household of Joseph Townsend (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strand, London,Middlesex, 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 Townsend and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Townsend, born in 1835 in St Giles, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Townsend, born in 1835 in Wales. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1860 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1865 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1867 in St Giles, Middlesex, England) and Jessie (born 1870 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nephew, Alfred Stepford, born in 1863 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Townsend's household

Male

Joseph

Townsend

Head
Female

Mary A

Townsend

Wife
Male

Charles

Townsend

Son
Female

Ellen

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Townsend

Son
Female

Jessie

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Stepford

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place St Giles, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Townsend

Head

Married

46

1835

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Townsend

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wales

Charles

Townsend

Son

Single

21

1860

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Townsend

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Townsend

Son

Single

14

1867

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Townsend

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Stepford

Nephew

Single

18

1863

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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