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Household of Joseph Tombs (born 1830, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Joseph Tombs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Tombs, born in 1830 in Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catharine Fowles, born in 1831 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1864 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Mary L (born 1875 in Winkfield, Berkshire, England) and Ellen H (born 1875 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger Head, Mary (born 1849 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Frances (born 1807 in Effingham, Surrey, England).


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Joseph Tombs's household

Male

Joseph

Tombs

Head
Female

Catharine

Fowles

Wife
Female

Sarah

Fowles

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Fowles

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Fowles

Daughter
Female

Mary

Paine

Lodger Head
Female

Ellen H

Paine

Daughter
Female

Frances

Peters

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Tombs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Tombs

Head

Married

51

1830

Oxfordshire, England

Catharine

Fowles

Wife

Married

50

1831

Windsor, Berkshire, England

Sarah

Fowles

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Fowles

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary L

Fowles

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Winkfield, Berkshire, England

Mary

Paine

Lodger Head

Married

32

1849

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Ellen H

Paine

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Frances

Peters

Lodger

Widow

74

1807

Effingham, Surrey, England

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