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Household of William Tomlinson (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,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 Tomlinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tomlinson, born in 1838 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Tomlinson, born in 1836 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Eliza (born 1875 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), William Thos (born 1878 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England) and George Edwin (born 1880 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Sarah (born 1862 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Martha (born 1856 in Eyam, Derbyshire, England).


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William Tomlinson's household

Male

William

Tomlinson

Head
Female

Sarah

Tomlinson

Wife
Female

Mary Eliza

Tomlinson

Daughter
Male

William Thos

Tomlinson

Son
Male

George Edwin

Tomlinson

Son
Female

Sarah

Wright

Niece
Female

Martha

Dooley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Tomlinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tomlinson

Head

Married

43

1838

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Tomlinson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Mary Eliza

Tomlinson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

William Thos

Tomlinson

Son

Single

3

1878

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

George Edwin

Tomlinson

Son

Single

1

1880

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wright

Niece

Single

19

1862

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Martha

Dooley

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Eyam, Derbyshire, England

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