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Household of Joseph Townsend (born 1834, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Townsend, born in 1834 in Stainland, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Townsend, born in 1839 in Elland, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Samuel D (born 1862 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1864 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Thomas Hy (born 1866 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England), Margaret Annie (born 1873 in Elland, Yorkshire, England), Joseph Arthur (born 1875 in Elland, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1879 in Elland, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Elland, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Townsend's household

Male

Joseph

Townsend

Head
Female

Charlotte

Townsend

Wife
Male

Samuel D

Townsend

Son
Male

Albert

Townsend

Son
Male

Thomas Hy

Townsend

Son
Female

Margaret Annie

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Joseph Arthur

Townsend

Son
Female

Edith

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Emily

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Townsend

Head

Married

47

1834

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Townsend

Wife

Married

42

1839

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Samuel D

Townsend

Son

Single

19

1862

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Townsend

Son

Single

17

1864

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Hy

Townsend

Son

Single

15

1866

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Annie

Townsend

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Joseph Arthur

Townsend

Son

Single

6

1875

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Elland, Yorkshire, England

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