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Household of Walter Townsend (born 1855, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

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 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Martha Townsend, born in 1848 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Beatrice (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Edith (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1879 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).


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Walter Townsend's household

Male

Walter

Townsend

Head
Female

Martha

Townsend

Wife
Female

Beatrice

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Edith

Townsend

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Townsend

Head

Married

26

1855

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Martha

Townsend

Wife

Married

33

1848

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Beatrice

Townsend

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edith

Townsend

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Gertrude

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

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