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Household of William Townsend (born 1832, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

William Townsend and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Townsend, born in 1832 in Clifton, Oxfordshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriett Townsend, born in 1839 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. They had 1 child; Jane E H, born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John W (born 1858 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1863 in Wimborne Minster, Buckinghamshire, England).


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William Townsend's household

Male

William

Townsend

Head
Female

Harriett

Townsend

Wife
Male

John W

Leake

Lodger
Male

William

Craft

Lodger
Female

Jane E H

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Clifton, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Townsend

Head

Married

49

1832

Clifton, Oxfordshire, England

Harriett

Townsend

Wife

Married

42

1839

Windsor, Berkshire, England

John W

Leake

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

William

Craft

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Wimborne Minster, Buckinghamshire, England

Jane E H

Townsend

Daughter

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

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