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Household of John Tombs (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

John Tombs and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tombs, born in 1848 in Wheatley, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Tombs, born in 1850 in Camberwell, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1877 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Rosa (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Cordrey, born in 1870 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.


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John Tombs's household

Male

John

Tombs

Head
Female

Harriet

Tombs

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Tombs

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Tombs

Daughter
Male

William

Cordrey

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Tombs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wheatley, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tombs

Head

Married

33

1848

Wheatley, Devon, England

Harriet

Tombs

Wife

Married

31

1850

Camberwell, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Tombs

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Rosa

Tombs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

William

Cordrey

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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