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Household of Edward Holmes Farrington (born 1813)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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 Farrington and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Holmes Farrington, born in 1813 in , consisted of 8 members. Edward Holmes was the head of the household, married to Sophia Elizabeth Farrington, born in 1824 in Alphington, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Ellen (born 1857 in Landcross, Devon, England) and Mary Elizabeth (born 1861 in Landcross, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward Holmes's Servant, Grace (born 1857 in Little Torrington, Devon, England), Edward Holmes's Servant, Charity (born 1856 in Thornbury, Devon, England), Edward Holmes's Servant, Julia (born 1862 in Bradworthy, Devon, England) and Edward Holmes's Servant, George (born 1865 in Wales).


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Edward Holmes Farrington's household

Male

Edward Holmes

Farrington

Head
Female

Sophia Elizabeth

Farrington

Wife
Female

Ellen

Farrington

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Farrington

Daughter
Female

Grace

Finnamore

Servant
Female

Charity

Rowland

Servant
Female

Julia

Walter

Servant
Male

George

Ellis

Servant
First name(s) Edward Holmes
Last name Farrington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward Holmes

Farrington

Head

Married

68

1813

Scotland

Sophia Elizabeth

Farrington

Wife

Married

57

1824

Alphington, Devon, England

Ellen

Farrington

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Landcross, Devon, England

Mary Elizabeth

Farrington

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Landcross, Devon, England

Grace

Finnamore

Servant

Single

24

1857

Little Torrington, Devon, England

Charity

Rowland

Servant

Single

25

1856

Thornbury, Devon, England

Julia

Walter

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bradworthy, Devon, England

George

Ellis

Servant

Single

16

1865

Wales

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