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Household of Thomas Townsend (born 1837, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Townsend, born in 1837 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Nancy Townsend, born in 1838 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1861 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1867 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1870 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Jonathan (born 1872 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1874 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Townsend's household

Male

Thomas

Townsend

Head
Female

Nancy

Townsend

Wife
Male

William

Townsend

Son
Female

Ann

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Emma

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Townsend

Son
Male

Robert

Townsend

Son
Male

Arthur

Townsend

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Townsend

Head

Married

44

1837

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Townsend

Wife

Married

43

1838

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

William

Townsend

Son

Single

20

1861

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ann

Townsend

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Emma

Townsend

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Jonathan

Townsend

Son

Single

9

1872

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Robert

Townsend

Son

Single

7

1874

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Townsend

Son

Single

2

1879

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

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