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Household of Edward H Townsend (born 1853, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fulham, 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.

Edward H Townsend and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward H Townsend, born in 1853 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 7 members. Edward H was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Townsend, born in 1851 in Somersham, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Amy (born 1876 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England) and Ethel (born 1881 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward H's Brother, John M (born 1857 in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England) and Edward H's Visitor, Kate (born 1862 in Haverhill, Essex, England).


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Edward H Townsend's household

Male

Edward H

Townsend

Head
Female

Sarah A

Townsend

Wife
Male

John M

Townsend

Brother
Female

Kate

Pasenall

Visitor
Female

Amy

Townsend

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Townsend

Son
Female

Ethel

Townsend

Daughter
First name(s) Edward H
Last name Townsend
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward H

Townsend

Head

Married

28

1853

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah A

Townsend

Wife

Married

30

1851

Somersham, Hampshire, England

John M

Townsend

Brother

Single

24

1857

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England

Kate

Pasenall

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Haverhill, Essex, England

Amy

Townsend

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England

Arthur

Townsend

Son

Single

2

1879

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England

Ethel

Townsend

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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