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Household of Meredith Townsend (born 1848, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Meredith Townsend and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Meredith Townsend, born in 1848 in Newington, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. Meredith was the head of the household, married to Anne C Townsend, born in 1848 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Annie B (born 1872 in Kenson, Middlesex, England), Cathn H (born 1876 in Kenson, Middlesex, England), Henry P (born 1877 in Kenson, Middlesex, England) and Arthur B (born 1877 in Kenson, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Meredith's Son Daughter, Muriel (born 1881 in Kenson, Middlesex, England), Meredith's Servant, Catherine (born 1852 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Meredith's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1858 in Gestingthorpe, Essex, England), Meredith's Servant, Ellen A (born 1865 in Gestingthorpe, Essex, England) and Meredith's Servant, Grace A (born 1863 in Surbiton, Surrey, England).


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Meredith Townsend's household

Male

Meredith

Townsend

Head
Female

Anne C

Townsend

Wife
Female

Annie B

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Cathn H

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Henry P

Townsend

Son
Male

Arthur B

Townsend

Son
Female

Muriel

Townsend

Son Daughter
Female

Catherine

Howlin

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Downs

Servant
Female

Ellen A

Downs

Servant
Female

Grace A

Clarke

Servant
First name(s) Meredith
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Newington, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Meredith

Townsend

Head

Married

33

1848

Newington, Surrey, England

Anne C

Townsend

Wife

Married

33

1848

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Annie B

Townsend

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kenson, Middlesex, England

Cathn H

Townsend

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kenson, Middlesex, England

Henry P

Townsend

Son

Single

4

1877

Kenson, Middlesex, England

Arthur B

Townsend

Son

Single

4

1877

Kenson, Middlesex, England

Muriel

Townsend

Son Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kenson, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Howlin

Servant

Single

29

1852

Southwark, Surrey, England

Elizabeth A

Downs

Servant

Single

23

1858

Gestingthorpe, Essex, England

Ellen A

Downs

Servant

Single

16

1865

Gestingthorpe, Essex, England

Grace A

Clarke

Servant

Single

18

1863

Surbiton, Surrey, England

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