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Household of Richard Tombs (born 1827, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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.

Richard Tombs and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Tombs, born in 1827 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 16 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Lucy Tombs, born in 1846 in Cripplegate, Middlesex, England. They had 10 children; Richard (born 1853 in Bishopsgate), Joseph (born 1855 in Bishopsgate), George (born 1859 in Bishopsgate), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Cripplegate, Middlesex, England), Lucy (born 1867 in Cripplegate, Middlesex, England), John (born 1869 in Cripplegate, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Cripplegate, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1876 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Fredrick (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Caroline (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Charles (born 1855 in Cripplegate, Middlesex, England), Richard's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), Richard's Visitor, Thomas (born 1856 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Richard's Visitor, Joseph (born 1859 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).


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Richard Tombs's household

Male

Richard

Tombs

Head
Female

Lucy

Tombs

Wife
Male

Richard

Tombs

Son
Male

Joseph

Tombs

Son
Male

George

Tombs

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Tombs

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Tombs

Daughter
Male

John

Tombs

Son
Male

Arthur

Tombs

Son
Male

Alfred

Tombs

Son
Male

Fredrick

Tombs

Son
Female

Caroline

Tombs

Daughter
Male

Charles

Court

Boarder
Male

John

Wyatt

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Clay

Visitor
Male

Joseph

Genney

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Tombs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Tombs

Head

Married

54

1827

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Tombs

Wife

Married

35

1846

Cripplegate, Middlesex, England

Richard

Tombs

Son

Single

28

1853

Bishopsgate

Joseph

Tombs

Son

Single

26

1855

Bishopsgate

George

Tombs

Son

Single

22

1859

Bishopsgate

Elizabeth

Tombs

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cripplegate, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Tombs

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cripplegate, Middlesex, England

John

Tombs

Son

Single

12

1869

Cripplegate, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Tombs

Son

Single

7

1874

Cripplegate, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Tombs

Son

Single

5

1876

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Fredrick

Tombs

Son

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Tombs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Charles

Court

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Cripplegate, Middlesex, England

John

Wyatt

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Clay

Visitor

Single

25

1856

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Genney

Visitor

Single

22

1859

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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