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Household of John W Tomkins (born 1853, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, 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 W Tomkins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Tomkins, born in 1853 in Hertfordshire, consisted of 6 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Mary E Tomkins, born in 1853 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. They had 3 children; John W (born 1878 in Chipping, Hertfordshire, England), Sarah R (born 1880 in Dover, Kent, England) and Henry H (born 1881 in Dover, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Mother In Law, Rebecca Silk, born in 1828 in Essex, England.


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John W Tomkins's household

Male

John W

Tomkins

Head
Female

Mary E

Tomkins

Wife
Male

John W

Tomkins

Son
Female

Sarah R

Tomkins

Daughter
Male

Henry H

Tomkins

Son
Female

Rebecca

Silk

Mother In Law
First name(s) John W
Last name Tomkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Hertfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Tomkins

Head

Married

28

1853

Hertfordshire, England

Mary E

Tomkins

Wife

Married

28

1853

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

John W

Tomkins

Son

Single

3

1878

Chipping, Hertfordshire, England

Sarah R

Tomkins

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dover, Kent, England

Henry H

Tomkins

Son

Single

0

1881

Dover, Kent, England

Rebecca

Silk

Mother In Law

Married

53

1828

Essex, England

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