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Household of Roger Townsend (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Roger Townsend and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Roger Townsend, born in 1853 in Bacup, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Roger was the head of the household, married to Sahara J Townsend, born in 1856 in Bacup, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1874 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1879 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Timothy K (born 1881 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Roger's Father Law, Robert (born 1825 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Roger's Brother Law, Joseph (born 1862 in Bacup, Lancashire, England) and Roger's Brother Law, William T (born 1865 in Lancashire, England).


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Roger Townsend's household

Male

Roger

Townsend

Head
Female

Sahara J

Townsend

Wife
Male

James

Townsend

Son
Male

Robert

Townsend

Son
Male

Timothy K

Townsend

Son
Male

Robert

Kirkham

Father Law
Male

Joseph

Kirkham

Brother Law
Male

William T

Kirkham

Brother Law
First name(s) Roger
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bacup, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Roger

Townsend

Head

Married

28

1853

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Sahara J

Townsend

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bacup, Lancashire, England

James

Townsend

Son

Single

7

1874

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Robert

Townsend

Son

Single

2

1879

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Timothy K

Townsend

Son

Single

0

1881

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Robert

Kirkham

Father Law

Widower

56

1825

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Kirkham

Brother Law

Single

19

1862

Bacup, Lancashire, England

William T

Kirkham

Brother Law

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

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