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Household of John Tomkings (born 1827, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Tomkings and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tomkings, born in 1827 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Tomkings, born in 1835 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1872 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Grace (born 1876 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Ernest (born 1879 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Eliza (born 1861 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1835 in Dorset, England).


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John Tomkings's household

Male

John

Tomkings

Head
Female

Eliza

Tomkings

Wife
Male

Frederick

Tomkings

Son
Female

Grace

Tomkings

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Tomkings

Son
Female

Eliza

Lindsay

Step Daughter
Male

John

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Tomkings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tomkings

Head

Married

54

1827

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Tomkings

Wife

Married

46

1835

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Frederick

Tomkings

Son

Single

9

1872

Greenwich, Kent, England

Grace

Tomkings

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ernest

Tomkings

Son

Single

2

1879

Greenwich, Kent, England

Eliza

Lindsay

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Poplar, Middlesex, England

John

Jones

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Dorset, England

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