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Household of John Tomsett (born 1824, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tomsett, born in 1824 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Georgina Tomsett, born in 1825 in North Shields, Northumberland, England. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, William (born 1853 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Charles H (born 1861 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1860 in Easington Lane, Durham, England).


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John Tomsett's household

Male

John

Tomsett

Head
Female

Georgina

Tomsett

Wife
Female

Annie

Milbanke

Daughter
Male

William

Milbanke

Son In Law
Male

John

Milbanke

Grand Son
Male

Charles H

Elliott

Lodger
Female

Mary Jane

Sharp

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Tomsett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tomsett

Head

Married

57

1824

Sunderland, Durham, England

Georgina

Tomsett

Wife

Married

56

1825

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Annie

Milbanke

Daughter

Married

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Milbanke

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

John

Milbanke

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

Charles H

Elliott

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Sharp

Servant

Single

21

1860

Easington Lane, Durham, England

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