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Household of Thomas Townsend (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Townsend, born in 1845 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rosanna Townsend, born in 1847 in Chichester, Sussex, England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1865 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England), George Thomas (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England), St John Joseph (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Henry (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Rosanna (born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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Thomas Townsend's household

Male

Thomas

Townsend

Head
Female

Rosanna

Townsend

Wife
Male

Thomas

Townsend

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter
Male

William

Townsend

Son
Male

George Thomas

Townsend

Son
Male

St John Joseph

Townsend

Son
Male

Alfred

Townsend

Son
Male

Henry

Townsend

Son
Female

Rosanna

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Townsend

Head

Married

36

1845

Exeter, Devon, England

Rosanna

Townsend

Wife

Married

34

1847

Chichester, Sussex, England

Thomas

Townsend

Son

Single

16

1865

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

William

Townsend

Son

Single

12

1869

Brighton, Sussex, England

George Thomas

Townsend

Son

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

St John Joseph

Townsend

Son

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alfred

Townsend

Son

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

Henry

Townsend

Son

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Rosanna

Townsend

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

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