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Household of William Tomes (born 1827, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Tomes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tomes, born in 1827 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Tomes, born in 1837 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Jane (born 1872 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), David (born 1873 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Richard (born 1875 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Lucy (born 1877 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Clara (born 1879 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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William Tomes's household

Male

William

Tomes

Head
Female

Ann

Tomes

Wife
Male

John

Tomes

Son
Female

Jane

Tomes

Daughter
Male

David

Tomes

Son
Male

Richard

Tomes

Son
Female

Lucy

Tomes

Daughter
Female

Clara

Tomes

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Tomes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tomes

Head

Married

54

1827

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Tomes

Wife

Married

44

1837

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

John

Tomes

Son

Single

21

1860

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Tomes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

David

Tomes

Son

Single

8

1873

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Richard

Tomes

Son

Single

6

1875

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Lucy

Tomes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Tomes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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