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Household of Maria Townsend (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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.

Maria Townsend and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Maria Townsend, born in 1819 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Maria was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Maria's Boarder, Joseph (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Maria's Boarder, Edwin (born 1847 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), Maria's Boarder Wife, Elizabeth (born 1845 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England) and Maria's Boarder, Jane Elizabeth (born 1835 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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Maria Townsend's household

Female

Maria

Townsend

Head
Male

Joseph

Bickerdyke

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Hancox

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Hancox

Boarder Wife
Female

Jane Elizabeth

Oldham

Boarder
First name(s) Maria
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Maria

Townsend

Head

Widow

62

1819

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Bickerdyke

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Hancox

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Elizabeth

Hancox

Boarder Wife

Married

36

1845

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Jane Elizabeth

Oldham

Boarder

Married

46

1835

Salford, Lancashire, England

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