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Household of Samuel Tonks (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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.

Samuel Tonks and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Tonks, born in 1840 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Tonks, born in 1844 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Benjamin (born 1864 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1866 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Samuel (born 1871 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph Len (born 1877 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Tonks's household

Male

Samuel

Tonks

Head
Female

Mary

Tonks

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Tonks

Son
Male

John

Tonks

Son
Male

Thomas

Tonks

Son
Male

Samuel

Tonks

Son
Female

Sarah

Tonks

Daughter
Male

Joseph Len

Tonks

Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Tonks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Tonks

Head

Married

41

1840

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Tonks

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Tonks

Son

Single

17

1864

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

John

Tonks

Son

Single

15

1866

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Thomas

Tonks

Son

Single

12

1869

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Samuel

Tonks

Son

Single

10

1871

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Tonks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Joseph Len

Tonks

Son

Single

4

1877

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

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