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Household of William Tompkins (born 1825, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 Tompkins and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tompkins, born in 1825 in Calverton, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Tompkins, born in 1827 in Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1847 in Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England), Edwin (born 1861 in Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England) and Harriet (born 1865 in Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Joseph Thorncroft, born in 1860 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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William Tompkins's household

Male

William

Tompkins

Head
Female

Ann

Tompkins

Wife
Female

Sarah

Tompkins

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Tompkins

Son
Female

Harriet

Tompkins

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Thorncroft

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Tompkins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tompkins

Head

Married

56

1825

Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England

Ann

Tompkins

Wife

Married

54

1827

Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England

Sarah

Tompkins

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England

Edwin

Tompkins

Son

Single

20

1861

Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England

Harriet

Tompkins

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Calverton, Buckinghamshire, England

Joseph

Thorncroft

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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