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Household of Thomas Townsend (born 1844, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Townsend, born in 1844 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Townsend, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Townsend's household

Male

Thomas

Townsend

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Townsend

Wife
Male

Thomas

Townsend

Son
Female

Ellen

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter
Male

William

Townsend

Son
Female

Margaret

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Townsend

Head

Married

37

1844

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Townsend

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Townsend

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Townsend

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Townsend

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Townsend

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Townsend

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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