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Household of Henry Tolkien (born 1815, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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.
Henry Tolkien and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Tolkien, born in 1815 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Tolkien, born in 1835 in Devon, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1858 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Brinley (born 1860 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), George (born 1862 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Amy (born 1865 in Fulham, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1867 in Fulham, Middlesex, England) and Albert (born 1871 in Fulham, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Daughter In Law, Jennie (born 1859 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Henry's Servant, Emily (born 1860 in London, Middlesex, England).
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Henry Tolkien's household
Henry
Tolkien
Head
Charlotte
Tolkien
Wife
Charles
Tolkien
Son
Jennie
Tolkien
Daughter In Law
Brinley
Tolkien
Son
George
Tolkien
Son
Amy
Tolkien
Daughter
Ada
Tolkien
Daughter
Albert
Tolkien
Son
Emily
Littlewood
Servant
| First name(s) | Henry |
| Last name | Tolkien |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Islington, Middlesex, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | Tolkien | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Islington, Middlesex, England | |
Charlotte | Tolkien | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Devon, England | |
Charles | Tolkien | Son | Married | 23 | 1858 | Fulham, Middlesex, England | |
Jennie | Tolkien | Daughter In Law | Married | 22 | 1859 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Brinley | Tolkien | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Fulham, Middlesex, England | |
George | Tolkien | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Fulham, Middlesex, England | |
Amy | Tolkien | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Fulham, Middlesex, England | |
Ada | Tolkien | Daughter | Single | 14 | 1867 | Fulham, Middlesex, England | |
Albert | Tolkien | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Fulham, Middlesex, England | |
Emily | Littlewood | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | London, Middlesex, England |
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