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Household of Walter Townsend (born 1854, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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 Townsend and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Townsend, born in 1854 in Worth, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Fanny Townsend, born in 1861 in Luton, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Fanny E, born 1881 in Cheriton, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Sister, Alice (born 1866 in Mortlake, Surrey, England) and Walter's Servant, Harry (born 1862 in Canterbury, Kent, England).


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Walter Townsend's household

Male

Walter

Townsend

Head
Female

Fanny

Townsend

Wife
Female

Alice

Whitehead

Sister
Male

Harry

Down

Servant
Female

Fanny E

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Worth, Sussex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Walter

Townsend

Head

Married

27

1854

Worth, Sussex, England

Fanny

Townsend

Wife

Married

20

1861

Luton, Kent, England

Alice

Whitehead

Sister

Single

15

1866

Mortlake, Surrey, England

Harry

Down

Servant

Single

19

1862

Canterbury, Kent, England

Fanny E

Townsend

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheriton, Kent, England

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