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Household of Thomas Tompkins (born 1829, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Thomas Tompkins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Tompkins, born in 1829 in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Caroline Tompkins, born in 1838 in Suffolk, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1867 in Bow, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Neph, Charles (born 1873 in Ware, Hertfordshire, England), Thomas's Niece, Emma M (born 1853 in Suffolk, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Samuel W (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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Thomas Tompkins's household

Male

Thomas

Tompkins

Head
Female

Caroline

Tompkins

Wife
Male

William

Tompkins

Son
Male

Charles

Cannon

Neph
Female

Emma M

Dhoole

Niece
Male

Samuel W

Walisbury

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Tompkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Tompkins

Head

Married

52

1829

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England

Caroline

Tompkins

Wife

Married

43

1838

Suffolk, England

William

Tompkins

Son

Single

14

1867

Bow, Middlesex, England

Charles

Cannon

Neph

Single

8

1873

Ware, Hertfordshire, England

Emma M

Dhoole

Niece

Single

28

1853

Suffolk, England

Samuel W

Walisbury

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

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