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Household of Benjamin Tomsett (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Benjamin Tomsett and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Tomsett, born in 1840 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Anna Tomsett, born in 1837 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1860 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), John (born 1865 in Kent, England), Richard (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England), George (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Annie (born 1871 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England), George (born 1877 in Kent, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Kent, England).


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Benjamin Tomsett's household

Male

Benjamin

Tomsett

Head
Female

Anna

Tomsett

Wife
Male

William

Tomsett

Son
Male

John

Tomsett

Son
Male

Richard

Tomsett

Son
Male

George

Tomsett

Son
Female

Annie

Tomsett

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Tomsett

Daughter
Male

George

Tomsett

Son
Male

Alfred

Tomsett

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Tomsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Tomsett

Head

Married

41

1840

Brighton, Sussex, England

Anna

Tomsett

Wife

Married

44

1837

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

William

Tomsett

Son

Single

21

1860

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

John

Tomsett

Son

Single

16

1865

Kent, England

Richard

Tomsett

Son

Single

12

1869

Brighton, Sussex, England

George

Tomsett

Son

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Annie

Tomsett

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brighton, Sussex, England

Sarah

Tomsett

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

George

Tomsett

Son

Single

4

1877

Kent, England

Alfred

Tomsett

Son

Single

0

1881

Kent, England

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