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Household of James Tomkinson (born 1830, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Tomkinson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tomkinson, born in 1830 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Tomkinson, born in 1831 in Honley, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Amos (born 1863 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England), Miriam (born 1868 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England), Ruth (born 1869 in Silverdale, Staffordshire, England), Caleb (born 1871 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah (born 1873 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jane Malkin, born in 1863 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England.


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James Tomkinson's household

Male

James

Tomkinson

Head
Female

Sarah

Tomkinson

Wife
Male

Amos

Tomkinson

Son
Female

Miriam

Tomkinson

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Tomkinson

Daughter
Male

Caleb

Tomkinson

Son
Female

Sarah

Tomkinson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Malkin

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Tomkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tomkinson

Head

Married

51

1830

Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Tomkinson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Honley, Staffordshire, England

Amos

Tomkinson

Son

Single

18

1863

Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

Miriam

Tomkinson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Tomkinson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Silverdale, Staffordshire, England

Caleb

Tomkinson

Son

Single

10

1871

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Tomkinson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Malkin

Servant

Single

18

1863

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

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