Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Townsend (born 1842, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Townsend, born in 1842 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emily Townsend, born in 1838 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Harold Cavendish (born 1867 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Annie Josephine (born 1871 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Maria Emily (born 1869 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Thomas Wm (born 1876 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Bessie Winfred (born 1878 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Eliza Drummond, born in 1860 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Townsend's household

Male

Joseph

Townsend

Head
Female

Emily

Townsend

Wife
Male

Harold Cavendish

Townsend

Son
Female

Annie Josephine

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Maria Emily

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Thomas Wm

Townsend

Son
Female

Bessie Winfred

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Drummond

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Townsend

Head

Married

39

1842

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Emily

Townsend

Wife

Married

43

1838

Southwark, Surrey, England

Harold Cavendish

Townsend

Son

Single

14

1867

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Annie Josephine

Townsend

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Maria Emily

Townsend

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Thomas Wm

Townsend

Son

Single

5

1876

Peckham, Surrey, England

Bessie Winfred

Townsend

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Peckham, Surrey, England

Eliza

Drummond

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Townsend in Camberwell in 1881, and follow the Townsend family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Townsend

We’ve found Joseph Townsend in 127 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Townsend's household and view the Townsend family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census