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Household of Thomas Townley (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Thomas Townley and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Townley, born in 1839 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Townley, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Margaret A (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1865 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Frank (born 1871 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1876 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Nephew, John (born 1857 in Ireland) and Thomas's Nephew, Joseph P (born 1859 in Ireland).


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Thomas Townley's household

Male

Thomas

Townley

Head
Female

Mary

Townley

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Townley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Townley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Townley

Son
Female

Mary

Townley

Daughter
Male

Frank

Townley

Son
Female

Agnes

Townley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Townley

Son
Male

John

Mc Grath

Nephew
Male

Joseph P

Mc Grath

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Townley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Townley

Head

Married

42

1839

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Mary

Townley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Margaret A

Townley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Townley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Townley

Son

Single

14

1867

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Townley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Frank

Townley

Son

Single

10

1871

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Townley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Townley

Son

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Lancashire, England

John

Mc Grath

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Joseph P

Mc Grath

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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