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Household of James Tomkinson (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tomkinson, born in 1840 in Breaston, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Nancy Tomkinson, born in 1841 in Chorley, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Elizabeth (born 1863 in Cheshire, England), Thomas Henry (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Frank Schmidlin, born in 1862 in Switzerland.


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James Tomkinson's household

Male

James

Tomkinson

Head
Female

Nancy

Tomkinson

Wife
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Tomkinson

Daughter
Male

Thomas Henry

Tomkinson

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Tomkinson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Schmidlin

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Tomkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Breaston, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tomkinson

Head

Married

41

1840

Breaston, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Tomkinson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chorley, Cheshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Tomkinson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

Thomas Henry

Tomkinson

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Tomkinson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frank

Schmidlin

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Switzerland

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