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Household of Richard Townsend (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Richard Townsend and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Townsend, born in 1839 in Kensington, Middlesex, consisted of 15 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza Townsend, born in 1841 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 10 children; Lily (born 1862 in Woolwich, Kent, England), William (born 1863 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Charles (born 1865 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Louisa (born 1867 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Florence (born 1868 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Richard (born 1871 in Woolwich, Kent, England), George (born 1873 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Sidney (born 1875 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Albert (born 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Walter (born 1879 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Visitor, Lottie (born 1835 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Richard's Lodger, William A R (born 1842 in Leighton, Essex, England).


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Richard Townsend's household

Male

Richard

Townsend

Head
Female

Eliza

Townsend

Wife
Female

Lily

Townsend

Daughter
Male

William

Townsend

Son
Male

Charles

Townsend

Son
Female

Louisa

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Florence

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Richard

Townsend

Son
Male

George

Townsend

Son
Male

Sidney

Townsend

Son
Male

Albert

Townsend

Son
Male

Walter

Townsend

Son
Female

Lottie

Townsend

Visitor
Male

William A R

Harris

Lodger
Female

Mary Ann

Harris

Wife
First name(s) Richard
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kensington, Middlesex, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Townsend

Head

Married

42

1839

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Townsend

Wife

Married

40

1841

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Lily

Townsend

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Woolwich, Kent, England

William

Townsend

Son

Single

18

1863

Woolwich, Kent, England

Charles

Townsend

Son

Single

16

1865

Woolwich, Kent, England

Louisa

Townsend

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Woolwich, Kent, England

Florence

Townsend

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Woolwich, Kent, England

Richard

Townsend

Son

Single

10

1871

Woolwich, Kent, England

George

Townsend

Son

Single

8

1873

Woolwich, Kent, England

Sidney

Townsend

Son

Single

6

1875

Woolwich, Kent, England

Albert

Townsend

Son

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Walter

Townsend

Son

Single

2

1879

Woolwich, Kent, England

Lottie

Townsend

Visitor

-

46

1835

Kensington, Middlesex, England

William A R

Harris

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Leighton, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Harris

Wife

Married

38

1843

Greenwich, Kent, England

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