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Household of Alexander Holmes (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

Alexander Holmes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Holmes, born in 1839 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Holmes, born in 1841 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1860 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Isabella (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1873 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Alexander (born 1876 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in -).


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Alexander Holmes's household

Male

Alexander

Holmes

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Holmes

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Holmes

Son
Male

Charles

Holmes

Son
Female

Ellen

Holmes

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Holmes

Head

Married

42

1839

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Holmes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Holmes

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Holmes

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Isabella

Holmes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Alexander

Holmes

Son

Single

5

1876

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Charles

Holmes

Son

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Holmes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

-

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