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Household of James B Tonkin (born 1843, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,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.

James B Tonkin and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James B Tonkin, born in 1843 in Cornwall, consisted of 12 members. James B was the head of the household, married to Eliza Tonkin, born in 1840 in Cornwall, England. They had 7 children; James P (born 1866 in Cornwall, England), Miranda P (born 1867 in Cornwall, England), Margaret E (born 1869 in Cornwall, England), Emily (born 1870 in Cornwall, England), Francis (born 1871 in Cornwall, England), Martha (born 1875 in Cornwall, England) and John (born 1879 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were James B's Lodger, Samuel (born 1857 in City of London, Middlesex, England), James B's Lodger, James (born 1851 in -) and James B's Lodger, David G (born 1858 in Colchester, Essex, England).


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James B Tonkin's household

Male

James B

Tonkin

Head
Female

Eliza

Tonkin

Wife
Male

James P

Tonkin

Son
Female

Miranda P

Tonkin

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Tonkin

Daughter
Female

Emily

Tonkin

Daughter
Male

Francis

Tonkin

Son
Female

Martha

Tonkin

Daughter
Male

John

Tonkin

Son
Male

Samuel

Bennett

Lodger
Male

James

Berkerby

Lodger
Male

David G

Holmes

Lodger
First name(s) James B
Last name Tonkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James B

Tonkin

Head

Married

38

1843

Cornwall, England

Eliza

Tonkin

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cornwall, England

James P

Tonkin

Son

Single

15

1866

Cornwall, England

Miranda P

Tonkin

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cornwall, England

Margaret E

Tonkin

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cornwall, England

Emily

Tonkin

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cornwall, England

Francis

Tonkin

Son

Single

10

1871

Cornwall, England

Martha

Tonkin

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cornwall, England

John

Tonkin

Son

Single

2

1879

-

Samuel

Bennett

Lodger

Single

24

1857

City of London, Middlesex, England

James

Berkerby

Lodger

Single

30

1851

-

David G

Holmes

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Colchester, Essex, England

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