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Household of Joseph Townsend (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stroud, Gloucestershire, 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 1836 in Stoke Lyne, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Annie Townsend, born in 1836 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1865 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England), Ernest (born 1871 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England) and Amy (born 1873 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Frank Townsend, born in 1880 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.


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Joseph Townsend's household

Male

Joseph

Townsend

Head
Female

Annie

Townsend

Wife
Male

Arthur

Townsend

Son
Female

Annie

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Townsend

Son
Female

Amy

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Frank

Townsend

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stoke Lyne, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Townsend

Head

Married

45

1836

Stoke Lyne, Somerset, England

Annie

Townsend

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Arthur

Townsend

Son

Single

16

1865

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Annie

Townsend

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Ernest

Townsend

Son

Single

10

1871

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Amy

Townsend

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Frank

Townsend

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

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