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Household of Samuel Townsend (born 1840, Leicestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.
Samuel Townsend and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Townsend, born in 1840 in Worsley, Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Mary E (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret J (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Agnes A (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Samuel A (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Matilda (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
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Samuel Townsend's household
Samuel
Townsend
Head
Mary E
Townsend
Daughter
Margaret J
Townsend
Daughter
John T
Townsend
Son
Agnes A
Townsend
Daughter
Samuel A
Townsend
Son
Matilda
Townsend
Daughter
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Townsend |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Worsley, Leicestershire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Townsend | Head | Widower | 41 | 1840 | Worsley, Leicestershire, England | |
Mary E | Townsend | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret J | Townsend | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
John T | Townsend | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Agnes A | Townsend | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Samuel A | Townsend | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Preston, Lancashire, England | |
Matilda | Townsend | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Preston, Lancashire, England |
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