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Household of William Townsend (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

William Townsend and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Townsend, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mary Townsend, born in 1853 in Warrington, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Maggie (born 1879 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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William Townsend's household

Male

William

Townsend

Head
Female

Elizabeth Mary

Townsend

Wife
Female

Maggie

Townsend

Daughter
Male

George

Townsend

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Townsend

Head

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Mary

Townsend

Wife

Married

28

1853

Warrington, Yorkshire, England

Maggie

Townsend

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ashton, Lancashire, England

George

Townsend

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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