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Household of William Tomkinson (born 1851, 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 Tomkinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tomkinson, born in 1851 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tomkinson, born in 1852 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Gertrude (born 1879 in Hampton), D Albert (born 1880 in Hampton) and Harry (born 1881 in Hampton).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mirah (born 1860 in -) and William's Apprentice, Edward (born 1863 in Benthall, Shropshire, England).


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William Tomkinson's household

Male

William

Tomkinson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tomkinson

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Tomkinson

Daughter
Male

D Albert

Tomkinson

Son
Male

Harry

Tomkinson

Son
Female

Mirah

Bennersly

Servant
Male

Edward

Auston

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Tomkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tomkinson

Head

Married

30

1851

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Tomkinson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Gertrude

Tomkinson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hampton

D Albert

Tomkinson

Son

Single

1

1880

Hampton

Harry

Tomkinson

Son

Single

0

1881

Hampton

Mirah

Bennersly

Servant

Single

21

1860

-

Edward

Auston

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Benthall, Shropshire, England

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