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 Henry Tolson (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Henry Tolson and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Tolson, born in 1839 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tolson, born in 1843 in Fairburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1863 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), Blanche (born 1867 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1872 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England) and Jesse (born 1878 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, James King, born in 1855 in Mayo, Ireland.


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

Henry Tolson's household

Male

Henry

Tolson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tolson

Wife
Male

John W

Tolson

Son
Female

Blanche

Tolson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Tolson

Daughter
Male

George H

Tolson

Son
Male

Jesse

Tolson

Son
Male

James

King

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Tolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Darlington, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Tolson

Head

Married

42

1839

Darlington, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Tolson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Fairburn, Yorkshire, England

John W

Tolson

Son

Single

18

1863

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Blanche

Tolson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Tolson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

George H

Tolson

Son

Single

9

1872

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Jesse

Tolson

Son

Single

3

1878

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

James

King

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Mayo, Ireland

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 Henry Tolson in Pontefract in 1881, and follow the Tolson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Henry Tolson

We’ve found Henry Tolson in 39 family trees. Find out more about Henry Tolson's household and view the Tolson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census