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Household of Joseph Townsend (born 1844, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Townsend, born in 1844 in Wiltshire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Townsend, born in 1854 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Ellen E Dane, born in 1864 in Portsea, Hampshire, England.


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Joseph Townsend's household

Male

Joseph

Townsend

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Townsend

Wife
Female

Ellen E

Dane

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Townsend

Head

Married

37

1844

Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth J

Townsend

Wife

Married

27

1854

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Ellen E

Dane

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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