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Household of Thomas Tonge (born 1832, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Tonge and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Tonge, born in 1832 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Tonge, born in 1827 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1858 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1867 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1863 in Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Tonge's household

Male

Thomas

Tonge

Head
Female

Helen

Tonge

Wife
Female

Mary E

Tonge

Daughter
Male

James

Tonge

Son
Male

John T

Tonge

Son
Female

Jane

Tonge

Daughter
Female

Mary

Macaw

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Morris

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Tonge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Tonge

Head

Married

49

1832

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Helen

Tonge

Wife

Married

54

1827

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Tonge

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Lancashire, England

James

Tonge

Son

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John T

Tonge

Son

Single

14

1867

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Tonge

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Macaw

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Scotland

Joseph

Morris

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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