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Household of Samuel Towsend (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in City of London, 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.

Samuel Towsend and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Towsend, born in 1839 in Middlesex, consisted of 14 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Towsend, born in 1843 in St James. They had 8 children; Helen (born 1865 in St George's, Somerset, England), Samuel A (born 1867 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Annie C (born 1868 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Herbert A (born 1869 in Clapham, Surrey, England), E G (born 1871 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Albert F (born 1875 in Clapham, Surrey, England), Francis L (born 1876 in Clapham, Surrey, England) and Beatrice M (born 1879 in Clapham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Lodger, Carl (born 1859 in Germany), Samuel's Lodger, Louis (born 1856 in Belgium), Samuel's Lodger, Marian K (born 1859 in Switzerland) and Samuel's Lodger, Alice M (born 1840 in Italy).


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Samuel Towsend's household

Male

Samuel

Towsend

Head
Female

Ellen

Towsend

Wife
Female

Helen

Towsend

Daughter
Male

Samuel A

Towsend

Son
Female

Annie C

Towsend

Daughter
Male

Herbert A

Towsend

Son
Female

E G

Towsend

Daughter
Male

Albert F

Towsend

Son
Male

Francis L

Towsend

Son
Female

Beatrice M

Towsend

Daughter
Male

Carl

Grusex

Lodger
Male

Louis

Elick

Lodger
Female

Marian K

Staines

Lodger
Female

Alice M

Fraser

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Towsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Towsend

Head

Married

42

1839

Middlesex, England

Ellen

Towsend

Wife

Married

38

1843

St James

Helen

Towsend

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St George's, Somerset, England

Samuel A

Towsend

Son

Single

14

1867

Clapham, Surrey, England

Annie C

Towsend

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Clapham, Surrey, England

Herbert A

Towsend

Son

Single

12

1869

Clapham, Surrey, England

E G

Towsend

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Clapham, Surrey, England

Albert F

Towsend

Son

Single

6

1875

Clapham, Surrey, England

Francis L

Towsend

Son

Single

5

1876

Clapham, Surrey, England

Beatrice M

Towsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Clapham, Surrey, England

Carl

Grusex

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Germany

Louis

Elick

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Belgium

Marian K

Staines

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Switzerland

Alice M

Fraser

Lodger

Widow

41

1840

Italy

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