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Household of John Tompkins (born 1842, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hendon, 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 Tompkins and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tompkins, born in 1842 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Tompkins, born in 1844 in Shefford, Bedfordshire, England. They had 9 children; Emma (born 1865 in Shefford, Bedfordshire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Shefford, Bedfordshire, England), James (born 1870 in Hendon, Middlesex, England), George (born 1872 in Hendon, Middlesex, England), William (born 1874 in Hendon, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Hendon, Middlesex, England), Fanny (born 1877 in Hendon, Middlesex, England), Arthur John (born 1879 in Hendon, Middlesex, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Hendon, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1824 in Southall, Bedfordshire, England), John's Brother In Law, Charles (born 1864 in Southall, Bedfordshire, England), John's Brother In Law, Emanuel (born 1869 in Southall, Bedfordshire, England) and John's Visitor, Arthur John (born 1861 in Clifton, Bedfordshire, England).


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John Tompkins's household

Male

John

Tompkins

Head
Female

Rebecca

Tompkins

Wife
Female

Emma

Tompkins

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Tompkins

Daughter
Male

James

Tompkins

Son
Male

George

Tompkins

Son
Male

William

Tompkins

Son
Male

Thomas

Tompkins

Son
Female

Fanny

Tompkins

Daughter
Male

Arthur John

Tompkins

Son
Female

Sarah

Tompkins

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Barker

Father In Law
Male

Charles

Barker

Brother In Law
Male

Emanuel

Barker

Brother In Law
Male

Arthur John

Aldridge

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Tompkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Clifton, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tompkins

Head

Married

39

1842

Clifton, Bedfordshire, England

Rebecca

Tompkins

Wife

Married

37

1844

Shefford, Bedfordshire, England

Emma

Tompkins

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Shefford, Bedfordshire, England

Margaret

Tompkins

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shefford, Bedfordshire, England

James

Tompkins

Son

Single

11

1870

Hendon, Middlesex, England

George

Tompkins

Son

Single

9

1872

Hendon, Middlesex, England

William

Tompkins

Son

Single

7

1874

Hendon, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Tompkins

Son

Single

5

1876

Hendon, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Tompkins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hendon, Middlesex, England

Arthur John

Tompkins

Son

Single

2

1879

Hendon, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Tompkins

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hendon, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Barker

Father In Law

Widower

57

1824

Southall, Bedfordshire, England

Charles

Barker

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Southall, Bedfordshire, England

Emanuel

Barker

Brother In Law

Single

12

1869

Southall, Bedfordshire, England

Arthur John

Aldridge

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Clifton, Bedfordshire, England

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