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Household of Henry Tomsett (born 1851, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Grinstead, Sussex, 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 Tomsett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Tomsett, born in 1851 in Fletching, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Rachel Tomsett, born in 1851 in Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England), Charles (born 1872 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England), Henry (born 1874 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England), Frank (born 1879 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England) and Kate (born 1881 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, George Brown, born in 1851 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Henry Tomsett's household

Male

Henry

Tomsett

Head
Female

Rachel

Tomsett

Wife
Male

William

Tomsett

Son
Male

Charles

Tomsett

Son
Male

Henry

Tomsett

Son
Male

Frank

Tomsett

Son
Female

Kate

Tomsett

Daughter
Male

George

Brown

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Tomsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Fletching, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Tomsett

Head

Married

30

1851

Fletching, Sussex, England

Rachel

Tomsett

Wife

Married

30

1851

Middlesex, England

William

Tomsett

Son

Single

10

1871

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Charles

Tomsett

Son

Single

9

1872

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Henry

Tomsett

Son

Single

7

1874

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Frank

Tomsett

Son

Single

2

1879

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Kate

Tomsett

Daughter

Single

0

1881

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

George

Brown

Lodger

Single

30

1851

York, Yorkshire, England

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