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Household of Walter Chas Townsend (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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.

Walter Chas Townsend and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Chas Townsend, born in 1840 in Tiverton, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Walter Chas was the head of the household, married to Emma Townsend, born in 1842 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Emma Ann (born 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Walter Ed (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Sydney A (born 1877 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England) and Florence M (born 1879 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter Chas's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Walter Chas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in March, Cambridgeshire, England), Walter Chas's Servant, George (born 1858 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Walter Chas's Servant, Jessie (born 1856 in St John's Wood, Middlesex, England) and Walter Chas's Servant, Susan J (born 1867 in Dorking, Surrey, England).


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Walter Chas Townsend's household

Male

Walter Chas

Townsend

Head
Female

Emma

Townsend

Wife
Female

Emma Ann

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Walter Ed

Townsend

Son
Male

Sydney A

Townsend

Son
Female

Florence M

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Austen

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant
Male

George

Harris

Servant
Female

Jessie

Parkes

Servant
Female

Susan J

Tucker

Servant
First name(s) Walter Chas
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tiverton, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter Chas

Townsend

Head

Married

41

1840

Tiverton, Devon, England

Emma

Townsend

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Emma Ann

Townsend

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Walter Ed

Townsend

Son

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sydney A

Townsend

Son

Single

4

1877

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Florence M

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Austen

Servant

Single

20

1861

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant

Single

27

1854

March, Cambridgeshire, England

George

Harris

Servant

Single

23

1858

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Parkes

Servant

Single

25

1856

St John's Wood, Middlesex, England

Susan J

Tucker

Servant

Single

14

1867

Dorking, Surrey, England

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