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Household of James Tomkins (born 1839, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Tomkins and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tomkins, born in 1839 in Battersea, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Tomkins, born in 1838 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Mary Jane (born 1869 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), James (born 1871 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1875 in Battersea, Surrey, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and Alice (born 1865 in Ballingdon, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, John (born 1860 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England), James's Lodger Head, George (born 1834 in St George's, Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, William (born 1823 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).


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James Tomkins's household

Male

James

Tomkins

Head
Female

Mary

Tomkins

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Tomkins

Daughter
Male

James

Tomkins

Son
Male

Frederick

Tomkins

Son
Female

Eliza

Tomkins

Daughter
Male

John

Winsper

Visitor
Male

George

Bate

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bate

Wife
Female

Alice

Bate

Daughter
Male

William

Handscombe

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Tomkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Battersea, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tomkins

Head

Married

42

1839

Battersea, Surrey, England

Mary

Tomkins

Wife

Married

43

1838

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Mary Jane

Tomkins

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Westminster, Middlesex, England

James

Tomkins

Son

Single

10

1871

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Tomkins

Son

Single

6

1875

Battersea, Surrey, England

Eliza

Tomkins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Battersea, Surrey, England

John

Winsper

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

George

Bate

Lodger Head

Married

47

1834

St George's, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Bate

Wife

Married

52

1829

Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Alice

Bate

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ballingdon, Essex, England

William

Handscombe

Lodger

Married

58

1823

Kensington, Middlesex, England

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