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Household of Thomas Townsend (born 1848, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 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 1848 in Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriett Townsend, born in 1850 in Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen C (born 1868 in Oxfordshire, England), Maud L (born 1870 in Oxfordshire, England), Grace H (born 1874 in Oxfordshire, England), Thomas H (born 1878 in Oxfordshire, England) and Beatrice P (born 1879 in Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Alice Haynes, born in 1862 in Oxfordshire, England.


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Thomas Townsend's household

Male

Thomas

Townsend

Head
Female

Harriett

Townsend

Wife
Female

Ellen C

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Maud L

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Grace H

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Thomas H

Townsend

Son
Female

Beatrice P

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Alice

Haynes

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Townsend

Head

Married

33

1848

Oxfordshire, England

Harriett

Townsend

Wife

Married

31

1850

Oxfordshire, England

Ellen C

Townsend

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Oxfordshire, England

Maud L

Townsend

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oxfordshire, England

Grace H

Townsend

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oxfordshire, England

Thomas H

Townsend

Son

Single

3

1878

Oxfordshire, England

Beatrice P

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oxfordshire, England

Alice

Haynes

Servant

Single

19

1862

Oxfordshire, England

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