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Household of Alexander Holmes (born 1833, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Holmes, born in 1833 in Derby, Derbyshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary E Holmes, born in 1833 in Edinburgh, Scotland. They had 4 children; Arthur S (born 1862 in Stockton, Durham, England), Edith M (born 1867 in Stockton, Durham, England), Emily G (born 1869 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Agnes L (born 1871 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Governess, Annie (born 1855 in Middlesex, England), Alexander's Servant, Margaret E (born 1863 in Norton, Durham, England), Alexander's Servant, Maria (born 1859 in Norton, Durham, England) and Alexander's Servant, Laura A (born 1865 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).


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Alexander Holmes's household

Male

Alexander

Holmes

Head
Female

Mary E

Holmes

Wife
Male

Arthur S

Holmes

Son
Female

Edith M

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Emily G

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Agnes L

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gray

Governess
Female

Margaret E

Brown

Servant
Female

Maria

Cross

Servant
Female

Laura A

Andrews

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Derby, Derbyshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Holmes

Head

Married

48

1833

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Mary E

Holmes

Wife

Married

48

1833

Edinburgh, Scotland

Arthur S

Holmes

Son

Single

19

1862

Stockton, Durham, England

Edith M

Holmes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stockton, Durham, England

Emily G

Holmes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stockton, Durham, England

Agnes L

Holmes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stockton, Durham, England

Annie

Gray

Governess

Single

26

1855

Middlesex, England

Margaret E

Brown

Servant

Single

18

1863

Norton, Durham, England

Maria

Cross

Servant

Single

22

1859

Norton, Durham, England

Laura A

Andrews

Servant

Single

16

1865

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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