A search of the England and Wales Census 1861 for Ellen TOMLINSON 1855-1943 reveals a family headed by one William TOMLINSON and living at Sheffield:
FHJ Ref: 016
Census: England and Wales Census 1861
Place: Norton, Derbyshire, England
Household: William Tomlinson
| SURNAME | FIRST NAME(S) | REL | STATUS | AGE | OCCUPATION | WHERE BORN | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomlinson | William | Head | Married | 43 | Derbyshire, Dronfield | ||
| Tomlinson | Rebecca | Wife | Married | 41 | Derbyshire, Totley | ||
| Tomlinson | Elizabeth | Daughter | 12 | Derbyshire, Norton | |||
| Tomlinson | William | Son | 9 | Derbyshire, Norton | |||
| Tomlinson | Ellen | Daughter | 7 | Derbyshire, Norton | |||
| Tomlinson | Joseph | Son | 3 | Derbyshire, Norton | |||
| Tomlinson | Jane | Daughter | 1 | Derbyshire, Norton | |||
| Newbold | John | Boarder | 71 | Derbyshire, Holmesfield |
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The age of Ellen TOMLINSON 1855-1943 is as expected so I think there is a strong possibilty this is the correct family. Intuition tells me that John NEWBOLD, recorded in the Census as a boarder age 71 years, could well be Ellen's grandfather and Ellen's maiden surname is probably Newbold.
Further searches reveal a marriage abt. June 1845 between one William TOMLINSON and one Rebecca NEWBOULD so for the time being I will assume my research is leading me down the correct line.
Newbold or Newbould? A few searches online reveal possible families using either spelling.
Notes:
Dronfield remains in Derbyshire, while Totley and Norton are now part of South Yorkshire.
Updates:
2007-12-23 In this article I discovered Ellen TOMLINSON 1855-1943's father was one Samuel TOMLINSON 1826-1854, so the information shown here needs further research.
2010-09-11 After considering data provided by KW I realise this household is most likely incorrect and I should be researching the family of Samuel TOMLINSON 1826-1854 and Rhoda RIDAL 1826-Deceased. To help other researchers I will leave the data intact.