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Household of John Tomsett (born 1843, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Grinstead, 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 Tomsett and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tomsett, born in 1843 in Henfield, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Tomsett, born in 1847 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; John (born 1866 in Henfield, Sussex, England), Caroline (born 1868 in Horsham, Sussex, England), Alice E (born 1871 in Horsham, Sussex, England), Annie H (born 1872 in Horsham, Sussex, England), Kate (born 1874 in Charlwood, Surrey, England), Arthur (born 1876 in Horley, Surrey, England), Emily (born 1878 in Worth, Sussex, England) and Percy (born 1880 in Worth, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1837 in Berkshire, England) and John's Lodger, William (born 1825 in Devon, England).


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John Tomsett's household

Male

John

Tomsett

Head
Female

Ellen

Tomsett

Wife
Male

John

Tomsett

Son
Female

Caroline

Tomsett

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Tomsett

Daughter
Female

Annie H

Tomsett

Daughter
Female

Kate

Tomsett

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Tomsett

Son
Female

Emily

Tomsett

Daughter
Male

Percy

Tomsett

Son
Male

William

James

Lodger
Male

William

Bellmore

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Tomsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Henfield, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tomsett

Head

Married

38

1843

Henfield, Sussex, England

Ellen

Tomsett

Wife

Married

34

1847

Westminster, Middlesex, England

John

Tomsett

Son

Single

15

1866

Henfield, Sussex, England

Caroline

Tomsett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Horsham, Sussex, England

Alice E

Tomsett

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Horsham, Sussex, England

Annie H

Tomsett

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Horsham, Sussex, England

Kate

Tomsett

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Charlwood, Surrey, England

Arthur

Tomsett

Son

Single

5

1876

Horley, Surrey, England

Emily

Tomsett

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Worth, Sussex, England

Percy

Tomsett

Son

Single

1

1880

Worth, Sussex, England

William

James

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Berkshire, England

William

Bellmore

Lodger

Married

56

1825

Devon, England

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