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Household of John Tonks (born 1847, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Tonks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tonks, born in 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emelia Tonks, born in 1851 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; Emelia (born 1870 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Fanny (born 1872 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), James (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Florence (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Eliza Tonks, born in 1828 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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John Tonks's household

Male

John

Tonks

Head
Female

Emelia

Tonks

Wife
Female

Eliza

Tonks

Mother
Female

Emelia

Tonks

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Tonks

Daughter
Male

John

Tonks

Son
Male

James

Tonks

Son
Female

Florence

Tonks

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Tonks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tonks

Head

Married

34

1847

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emelia

Tonks

Wife

Married

30

1851

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Tonks

Mother

Widow

53

1828

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emelia

Tonks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Fanny

Tonks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

Tonks

Son

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James

Tonks

Son

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Florence

Tonks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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