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Household of Thomas Tonkin (born 1836, 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.

Thomas Tonkin and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Tonkin, born in 1836 in Paul, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Tonkin, born in 1837 in Paul, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; Thomas R (born 1871 in Paul, Cornwall, England) and Richard W (born 1877 in Paul, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Anne Rowe, born in 1831 in Paul, Cornwall, England.


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Thomas Tonkin's household

Male

Thomas

Tonkin

Head
Female

Mary

Tonkin

Wife
Male

Thomas R

Tonkin

Son
Male

Richard W

Tonkin

Son
Female

Anne

Rowe

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Tonkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Paul, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Tonkin

Head

Married

45

1836

Paul, Cornwall, England

Mary

Tonkin

Wife

Married

44

1837

Paul, Cornwall, England

Thomas R

Tonkin

Son

Single

10

1871

Paul, Cornwall, England

Richard W

Tonkin

Son

Single

4

1877

Paul, Cornwall, England

Anne

Rowe

Visitor

Single

50

1831

Paul, Cornwall, England

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