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Household of Thomas Townsend (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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.

Thomas Townsend and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Townsend, born in 1846 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Townsend, born in 1851 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Thomas W (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Beatrice (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John A (born 1881 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Townsend's household

Male

Thomas

Townsend

Head
Female

Martha

Townsend

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Townsend

Son
Female

Sarah

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Florence

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Henry

Townsend

Son
Female

Beatrice

Townsend

Daughter
Male

John A

Townsend

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Townsend

Head

Married

35

1846

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Martha

Townsend

Wife

Married

30

1851

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Thomas W

Townsend

Son

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Townsend

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Florence

Townsend

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry

Townsend

Son

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Beatrice

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John A

Townsend

Son

Single

0

1881

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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