Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Richard Townsend (born 1809, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Richard Townsend and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Townsend, born in 1809 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Townsend, born in 1819 in Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Charles Richard (born 1870 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Fredrick Wm (born 1872 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Amy Louise (born 1876 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Esther Julia (born 1878 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and Nelly Emma (born 1880 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Son In Law, Charles (born 1842 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Richard's Lodger, James (born 1849 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Richard Townsend's household

Male

Richard

Townsend

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Townsend

Wife
Male

Charles

Paine

Son In Law
Female

Maryann

Paine

Wife
Male

Charles Richard

Paine

Son
Male

Fredrick Wm

Paine

Son
Female

Amy Louise

Paine

Daughter
Female

Esther Julia

Paine

Daughter
Female

Nelly Emma

Paine

Daughter
Male

James

Jayne

Lodger
First name(s) Richard
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Townsend

Head

Married

72

1809

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Ann

Townsend

Wife

Married

62

1819

Surrey, England

Charles

Paine

Son In Law

Married

39

1842

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Maryann

Paine

Wife

Married

34

1847

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Charles Richard

Paine

Son

Single

11

1870

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Fredrick Wm

Paine

Son

Single

9

1872

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Amy Louise

Paine

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Esther Julia

Paine

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Nelly Emma

Paine

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Camberwell, Surrey, England

James

Jayne

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Richard Townsend in Camberwell in 1881, and follow the Townsend family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Richard Townsend

We’ve found Richard Townsend in 69 family trees. Find out more about Richard Townsend's household and view the Townsend family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census