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Household of John Tompkins (born 1837, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 Tompkins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tompkins, born in 1837 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A G Tompkins, born in 1834 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Percy R (born 1861 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Arthur E (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Evelina (born 1865 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Lionel A (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Claude G E (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Frederick (born 1872 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Melita B Greenfield, born in 1862 in Brighton, Sussex, England.


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John Tompkins's household

Male

John

Tompkins

Head
Female

Mary A G

Tompkins

Wife
Male

Percy R

Tompkins

Son
Male

Arthur E

Tompkins

Son
Female

Evelina

Tompkins

Daughter
Male

Lionel A

Tompkins

Son
Male

Claude G E

Tompkins

Son
Male

Frederick

Tompkins

Son
Female

Melita B

Greenfield

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Tompkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tompkins

Head

Married

44

1837

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Mary A G

Tompkins

Wife

Married

47

1834

Brighton, Sussex, England

Percy R

Tompkins

Son

Single

20

1861

Brighton, Sussex, England

Arthur E

Tompkins

Son

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

Evelina

Tompkins

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Brighton, Sussex, England

Lionel A

Tompkins

Son

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

Claude G E

Tompkins

Son

Single

11

1870

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frederick

Tompkins

Son

Single

9

1872

Brighton, Sussex, England

Melita B

Greenfield

Servant

Single

19

1862

Brighton, Sussex, England

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