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Household of Meredith Townsend (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Marylebone, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Meredith Townsend, born in 1831 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Meredith was the head of the household, married to Ellen F Townsend, born in 1839 in Lawshall, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England) and Cecil E (born 1869 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Meredith's Servant, Benjamin (born 1838 in Warboys, Huntingdonshire, England), Meredith's Servant, Harriett (born 1849 in Withyham, Sussex, England), Meredith's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Northamptonshire, England) and Meredith's Servant, Eliza S (born 1857 in Wethersfield, Essex, England).


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Meredith Townsend's household

Male

Meredith

Townsend

Head
Female

Ellen F

Townsend

Wife
Female

Annie

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Cecil E

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Bass

Servant
Female

Harriett

Avis

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Burdett

Servant
Female

Eliza S

Hasler

Servant
First name(s) Meredith
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Meredith

Townsend

Head

Married

50

1831

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ellen F

Townsend

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lawshall, Suffolk, England

Annie

Townsend

Daughter

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Cecil E

Townsend

Daughter

Single

12

1869

London, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Bass

Servant

Single

43

1838

Warboys, Huntingdonshire, England

Harriett

Avis

Servant

Single

32

1849

Withyham, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Burdett

Servant

Single

31

1850

Northamptonshire, England

Eliza S

Hasler

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wethersfield, Essex, England

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