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Household of Richard Tonkin (born 1840, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 Tonkin and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Tonkin, born in 1840 in Mousehole, Cornwall, consisted of 4 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Matilda Tonkin, born in 1845 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Gertrude (born 1875 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England) and Sarah W (born 1881 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England).


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Richard Tonkin's household

Male

Richard

Tonkin

Head
Female

Matilda

Tonkin

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Tonkin

Daughter
Female

Sarah W

Tonkin

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Tonkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Tonkin

Head

Married

41

1840

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Matilda

Tonkin

Wife

Married

36

1845

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Gertrude

Tonkin

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

Sarah W

Tonkin

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Mousehole, Cornwall, England

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