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Household of John Tolson (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

John Tolson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tolson, born in 1845 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tolson, born in 1850 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Mary L (born 1871 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1873 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Annie A (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Sam (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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John Tolson's household

Male

John

Tolson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tolson

Wife
Male

James

Tolson

Son
Female

Mary L

Tolson

Daughter
Female

Florence

Tolson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Tolson

Daughter
Female

Annie A

Tolson

Daughter
Male

Sam

Tolson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Tolson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tolson

Head

Married

36

1845

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Tolson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

James

Tolson

Son

Single

13

1868

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary L

Tolson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Tolson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Tolson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Annie A

Tolson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Tolson

Son

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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