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Household of William Tobitt (born 1831, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petworth, Sussex, 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.

William Tobitt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tobitt, born in 1831 in Wisborough Green, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances Tobitt, born in 1832 in Norfolk, England. They had 5 children; Ann M (born 1863 in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England), Kate (born 1865 in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England), Gertrude (born 1867 in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England), Lizzie (born 1869 in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England) and Ernest J (born 1872 in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Edwin Stenning, born in 1861 in Wisborough Green, Sussex, England.


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William Tobitt's household

Male

William

Tobitt

Head
Female

Frances

Tobitt

Wife
Female

Ann M

Tobitt

Daughter
Female

Kate

Tobitt

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Tobitt

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Tobitt

Daughter
Male

Ernest J

Tobitt

Son
Male

Edwin

Stenning

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Tobitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tobitt

Head

Married

50

1831

Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

Frances

Tobitt

Wife

Married

49

1832

Norfolk, England

Ann M

Tobitt

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

Kate

Tobitt

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

Gertrude

Tobitt

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

Lizzie

Tobitt

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

Ernest J

Tobitt

Son

Single

9

1872

Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

Edwin

Stenning

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wisborough Green, Sussex, England

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