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Household of Edward Holmes (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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.

Edward Holmes and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Holmes, born in 1843 in Bispham, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Holmes, born in 1850 in Great Eccleston, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1875 in Great Eccleston, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1876 in St Michaels, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Ingol, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Ingol, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Brother, Thomas (born 1860 in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England), Edward's Niece, Kate (born 1870 in Stalmine, Lancashire, England), Edward's Boarder, Peter (born 1835 in Pilling, Lancashire, England), Edward's Boarder, Fred (born 1852 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Edward's Servant, John (born 1862 in Lea, Lancashire, England).


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Edward Holmes's household

Male

Edward

Holmes

Head
Female

Margaret A

Holmes

Wife
Female

Mary

Holmes

Daughter
Male

John T

Holmes

Son
Female

Ellen

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Holmes

Brother
Female

Kate

Wainman

Niece
Male

Peter

Parkinson

Boarder
Male

Fred

Russ

Boarder
Male

John

Halliday

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bispham, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Holmes

Head

Married

38

1843

Bispham, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Holmes

Wife

Married

31

1850

Great Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Great Eccleston, Lancashire, England

John T

Holmes

Son

Single

5

1876

St Michaels, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Holmes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ingol, Lancashire, England

Jane

Holmes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ingol, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Holmes

Brother

Single

21

1860

Fleetwood, Lancashire, England

Kate

Wainman

Niece

Single

11

1870

Stalmine, Lancashire, England

Peter

Parkinson

Boarder

Single

46

1835

Pilling, Lancashire, England

Fred

Russ

Boarder

Single

29

1852

City of London, Middlesex, England

John

Halliday

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lea, Lancashire, England

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