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Household of John Tongue (born 1852, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 Tongue and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tongue, born in 1852 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ada Tongue, born in 1856 in Exhall, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1877 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Ada Winifred (born 1878 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Gertrude Ann (born 1880 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and May (born 1881 in Chard, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Clark, born in 1867 in Leicestershire, England.


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John Tongue's household

Male

John

Tongue

Head
Female

Ada

Tongue

Wife
Male

John

Tongue

Son
Female

Ada Winifred

Tongue

Daughter
Female

Gertrude Ann

Tongue

Daughter
Female

May

Tongue

Daughter
Female

Mary

Clark

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Tongue
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tongue

Head

Married

29

1852

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Ada

Tongue

Wife

Married

25

1856

Exhall, Warwickshire, England

John

Tongue

Son

Single

4

1877

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Ada Winifred

Tongue

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Gertrude Ann

Tongue

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

May

Tongue

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chard, Somerset, England

Mary

Clark

Servant

Single

14

1867

Leicestershire, England

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