in the 1891 census 22 Lamb Street, Longsight, Gorton, Manchester
Head Albert Townley, age 27, warehouseman, employed, born Manchester
Wife Agnes A. Townley, age 21, born Manchester
Son Frederick E. Townley, age 3, born Manchester

In the 1901 census 134 Morton Street, Longsight, Manchester
Head Albert Townley, age 37, packer woolen warehouse, worker, born Manchester
Wife Agnes Ann Townley, age 32, born Manchester
Son Frederick Edwin Townley, age 13, school, born Manchester
Son William Albert Townley, age 8, school, born Manchester

In the 1911 census 12 Cecil Street, Levenshulme, Manchester
Head Albert Townley, age 47, packer in Cotton goods warehouse, worker, born Manchester
Wife Agnes Ann Townley, age 42, married 24 years, 4 children born alive, 3 still living, born Manchester
Son Frederick Edwin Townley, age 23, single, mechanical draughtsman, printing warehouse, worker, born Manchester
Son William Albert Townley, age 18, single, clerk in yarn warehouse, worker, born Manchester
Daughter Beatrice Winifred Townley, age 1, born Manchester