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Household of Joseph Townsend (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Townsend, born in 1838 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 2 members. Joseph was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Benjamin Reynolds, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Townsend's household

Male

Joseph

Townsend

Head
Male

Benjamin

Reynolds

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Townsend

Head

Single

43

1838

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Reynolds

Boarder

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

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