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Household of William Tonkin (born 1826, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 Tonkin and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tonkin, born in 1826 in Newlyn, Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Georgine Tonkin, born in 1843 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1862 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Charles Hurbert (born 1868 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), George R M (born 1872 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Arnold B (born 1876 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Ellen G (born 1863 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Mary C (born 1865 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England), Adeline S (born 1867 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England) and Rosalie A (born 1870 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wifes Mother, Mary A Maddern, born in 1812 in Newlyn, Cornwall, England.


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William Tonkin's household

Male

William

Tonkin

Head
Female

Ellen Georgine

Tonkin

Wife
Male

William

Tonkin

Son
Male

Charles Hurbert

Tonkin

Son
Male

George R M

Tonkin

Son
Male

Arnold B

Tonkin

Son
Female

Ellen G

Tonkin

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Tonkin

Daughter
Female

Adeline S

Tonkin

Daughter
Female

Rosalie A

Tonkin

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Maddern

Wifes Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Tonkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tonkin

Head

Married

55

1826

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Ellen Georgine

Tonkin

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

William

Tonkin

Son

Single

19

1862

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Charles Hurbert

Tonkin

Son

Single

13

1868

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

George R M

Tonkin

Son

Single

9

1872

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Arnold B

Tonkin

Son

Single

5

1876

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Ellen G

Tonkin

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Mary C

Tonkin

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Adeline S

Tonkin

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Rosalie A

Tonkin

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

Mary A

Maddern

Wifes Mother

Widow

69

1812

Newlyn, Cornwall, England

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