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Household of Josiah Townend (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.

Josiah Townend and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Townend, born in 1826 in Shelley, Yorkshire, consisted of 2 members. Josiah was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Servant, Elizabeth Drake, born in 1829 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Josiah Townend's household

Male

Josiah

Townend

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Drake

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Townend
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Shelley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Townend

Head

Widower

55

1826

Shelley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Drake

Servant

Single

52

1829

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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