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Household of William Tom Tomkins (born 1842, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

William Tom Tomkins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tom Tomkins, born in 1842 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. William Tom was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Tomkins, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Maggie (born 1871 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1873 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Tom's Servant, Annetta (born 1863 in Leek, Staffordshire, England) and William Tom's Lodger, Elisabeth (born 1837 in Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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William Tom Tomkins's household

Male

William Tom

Tomkins

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Tomkins

Wife
Female

Maggie

Tomkins

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Tomkins

Son
Female

Annetta

Cooper

Servant
Female

Elisabeth

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) William Tom
Last name Tomkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Tom

Tomkins

Head

Married

39

1842

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Elisabeth

Tomkins

Wife

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Tomkins

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Southport, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Tomkins

Son

Single

8

1873

Southport, Lancashire, England

Annetta

Cooper

Servant

Single

18

1863

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Elisabeth

Williams

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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