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Household of John Tomson (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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 Tomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tomson, born in 1841 in Ipstones, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Tomson, born in 1846 in Wetton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Eleanor (born 1873 in Ipstones, Staffordshire, England), George T (born 1875 in Ipstones, Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Ipstones, Staffordshire, England) and Avis (born 1879 in Onecote, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Phoebe (born 1815 in Ipstones, Staffordshire, England) and John's Servant, Joseph (born 1867 in Waterfall, Staffordshire, England).


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John Tomson's household

Male

John

Tomson

Head
Female

Ellen

Tomson

Wife
Female

Eleanor

Tomson

Daughter
Male

George T

Tomson

Son
Female

Hannah

Tomson

Daughter
Female

Avis

Tomson

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Bould

Mother
Male

Joseph

Hall

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Tomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ipstones, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ipstones, Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Tomson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wetton, Staffordshire, England

Eleanor

Tomson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ipstones, Staffordshire, England

George T

Tomson

Son

Single

6

1875

Ipstones, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Tomson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ipstones, Staffordshire, England

Avis

Tomson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Onecote, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Bould

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Ipstones, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Hall

Servant

Single

14

1867

Waterfall, Staffordshire, England

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