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Household of Christopher Tomson (born 1837, Rutland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oakham, Rutland, 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.

Christopher Tomson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Tomson, born in 1837 in Oakham, Rutland, consisted of 12 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Frances Tomson, born in 1837 in Barleythorpe, Rutland, England. They had 7 children; Tom (born 1865 in Oakham, Rutland, England), Adam A (born 1868 in Oakham, Rutland, England), Reuben (born 1870 in Oakham, Rutland, England), Rachel (born 1873 in Oakham, Rutland, England), Alfred (born 1877 in Oakham, Rutland, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England) and William (born 1879 in Oakham, Rutland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Lodger Head, George (born 1855 in Burley, Rutland, England) and Christopher's Mother, Catherine (born 1835 in Brimington, Derbyshire, England).


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Christopher Tomson's household

Male

Christopher

Tomson

Head
Female

Frances

Tomson

Wife
Male

Tom

Tomson

Son
Male

Adam A

Tomson

Son
Male

Reuben

Tomson

Son
Female

Rachel

Tomson

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Tomson

Son
Male

George

Henley

Lodger Head
Female

Annie

Henley

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Henley

Daughter
Male

William

Henley

Son
Female

Catherine

Renshaw

Mother
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Tomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Oakham, Rutland, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Tomson

Head

Married

44

1837

Oakham, Rutland, England

Frances

Tomson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Barleythorpe, Rutland, England

Tom

Tomson

Son

Single

16

1865

Oakham, Rutland, England

Adam A

Tomson

Son

Single

13

1868

Oakham, Rutland, England

Reuben

Tomson

Son

Single

11

1870

Oakham, Rutland, England

Rachel

Tomson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oakham, Rutland, England

Alfred

Tomson

Son

Single

4

1877

Oakham, Rutland, England

George

Henley

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Burley, Rutland, England

Annie

Henley

Wife

Married

24

1857

Brimington, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Henley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

William

Henley

Son

Single

2

1879

Oakham, Rutland, England

Catherine

Renshaw

Mother

Widow

46

1835

Brimington, Derbyshire, England

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