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Household of William Tong (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Tong and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tong, born in 1836 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Tong, born in 1836 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William A (born 1865 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), Mary A (born 1867 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), David John (born 1869 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England), Harry J (born 1873 in Shropshire, England) and James L (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Son, Robert H Spencer, born in 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Tong's household

Male

William

Tong

Head
Female

Margaret

Tong

Wife
Male

William A

Tong

Son
Female

Mary A

Tong

Daughter
Male

David John

Tong

Son
Male

Harry J

Tong

Son
Male

James L

Tong

Son
Male

Robert H

Spencer

Step Son
First name(s) William
Last name Tong
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tong

Head

Married

45

1836

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Tong

Wife

Married

45

1836

Colne, Lancashire, England

William A

Tong

Son

Single

16

1865

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Mary A

Tong

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

David John

Tong

Son

Single

12

1869

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Harry J

Tong

Son

Single

8

1873

Shropshire, England

James L

Tong

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Robert H

Spencer

Step Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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