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Household of Thomas Townsend (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Townsend and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Townsend, born in 1853 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Townsend, born in 1858 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1878 in Scotland), Martha Ann (born 1879 in Scotland) and Elizabeth Alice (born 1881 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, Arthur Townsend, born in 1869 in Scotland.


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Thomas Townsend's household

Male

Thomas

Townsend

Head
Female

Janet

Townsend

Wife
Female

Mary

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Townsend

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Townsend

Head

Married

28

1853

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Janet

Townsend

Wife

Married

23

1858

Scotland

Mary

Townsend

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Scotland

Martha Ann

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Scotland

Elizabeth Alice

Townsend

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Townsend

Brother

Single

12

1869

Scotland

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