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Household of Richard Tonks (born 1852, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Tonks and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Tonks, born in 1852 in Dudley, Worcestershire, consisted of 11 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Rl Tonks, born in 1850 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Methley, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1873 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1874 in Methley, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1877 in Methley, Yorkshire, England) and James W (born 1881 in Methley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1853 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), Richard's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), Richard's Boarder, Cornelius (born 1859 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England) and Richard's Boarder, Richard (born 1855 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England).


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Richard Tonks's household

Male

Richard

Tonks

Head
Female

Rl

Tonks

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Son
Female

Jane

Wilson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Wilson

Daughter
Male

Ben

Wilson

Son
Male

James W

Tonks

Son
Male

Benjamin

Pearson

Boarder
Male

William

Tonks

Boarder
Male

Cornelius

Tonks

Boarder
Male

Richard

Tonks

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Tonks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Tonks

Head

Married

29

1852

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Rl

Tonks

Wife

Married

31

1850

Durham, Durham, England

Thomas

Wilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Wilson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Wilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Wilson

Son

Single

4

1877

Methley, Yorkshire, England

James W

Tonks

Son

Single

0

1881

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Pearson

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

William

Tonks

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Cornelius

Tonks

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Richard

Tonks

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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