Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Benjamin Tomkyns (born 1825, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Benjamin Tomkyns and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Tomkyns, born in 1825 in Lydlinch, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tomkyns, born in 1834 in Closworth, Somerset, England. They had 8 children; Sarah A (born 1859 in Lyon's Gate, Dorset, England), Charles T R (born 1863 in Closworth, Somerset, England), William G (born 1866 in Closworth, Somerset, England), Jessie A (born 1870 in Closworth, Somerset, England), Agnes K (born 1873 in Closworth, Somerset, England), Herbert B (born 1874 in Closworth, Somerset, England), Virtue A (born 1876 in Closworth, Somerset, England) and Ernest J (born 1878 in Closworth, Somerset, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Benjamin Tomkyns's household

Male

Benjamin

Tomkyns

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tomkyns

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Tomkyns

Daughter
Male

Charles T R

Tomkyns

Son
Male

William G

Tomkyns

Son
Female

Jessie A

Tomkyns

Daughter
Female

Agnes K

Tomkyns

Daughter
Male

Herbert B

Tomkyns

Son
Female

Virtue A

Tomkyns

Daughter
Male

Ernest J

Tomkyns

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Tomkyns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Lydlinch, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Tomkyns

Head

Married

56

1825

Lydlinch, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Tomkyns

Wife

Married

47

1834

Closworth, Somerset, England

Sarah A

Tomkyns

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Lyon's Gate, Dorset, England

Charles T R

Tomkyns

Son

Single

18

1863

Closworth, Somerset, England

William G

Tomkyns

Son

Single

15

1866

Closworth, Somerset, England

Jessie A

Tomkyns

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Closworth, Somerset, England

Agnes K

Tomkyns

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Closworth, Somerset, England

Herbert B

Tomkyns

Son

Single

7

1874

Closworth, Somerset, England

Virtue A

Tomkyns

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Closworth, Somerset, England

Ernest J

Tomkyns

Son

Single

3

1878

Closworth, Somerset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Benjamin Tomkyns in Yeovil in 1881, and follow the Tomkyns family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Benjamin Tomkyns

We’ve found Benjamin Tomkyns in 2 family trees. Find out more about Benjamin Tomkyns' household and view the Tomkyns family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census