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Household of Joseph Tomkins (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, 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.

Joseph Tomkins and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Tomkins, born in 1845 in Christow, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Tomkins, born in 1840 in Minehead, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Albert E (born 1865 in Somerset, England), Edwin G (born 1868 in Christow, Devon, England), Clara (born 1870 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Walter J (born 1872 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), William H (born 1877 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Ellen Louisa (born 1880 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Richard E Geen, born in 1858 in Minehead, Somerset, England.


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Joseph Tomkins's household

Male

Joseph

Tomkins

Head
Female

Eliza

Tomkins

Wife
Male

Albert E

Tomkins

Son
Male

Edwin G

Tomkins

Son
Female

Clara

Tomkins

Daughter
Male

Walter J

Tomkins

Son
Male

William H

Tomkins

Son
Female

Ellen Louisa

Tomkins

Daughter
Male

Richard E

Geen

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Tomkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Christow, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Tomkins

Head

Married

36

1845

Christow, Devon, England

Eliza

Tomkins

Wife

Married

41

1840

Minehead, Somerset, England

Albert E

Tomkins

Son

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

Edwin G

Tomkins

Son

Single

13

1868

Christow, Devon, England

Clara

Tomkins

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Walter J

Tomkins

Son

Single

9

1872

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William H

Tomkins

Son

Single

4

1877

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ellen Louisa

Tomkins

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Richard E

Geen

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Minehead, Somerset, England

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