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Household of Ellen Holmes (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Ellen Holmes and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Holmes, born in 1816 in Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1848 in Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1850 in Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1844 in Lancashire, England). She had 7 grandchildren; Thomas Geo (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Catherine Mary (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ann Jane (born 1879 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1881 in Bootle, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1863 in United States), Richard (born 1866 in United States) and Ann (born 1871 in United States).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Son In Law, Edward Harrison, born in 1850 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.


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Ellen Holmes's household

Female

Ellen

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter
Male

Thomas Geo

Gray

Grand Son
Female

Catherine Mary

Gray

Grand Daughter
Female

Ann Jane

Gray

Grand Daughter
Female

Agnes

Gray

Grand Daughter
Female

Catherine

Harrison

Daughter
Male

Edward

Harrison

Son In Law
Female

Mary

Holmes

Grand Daughter
Male

Richard

Holmes

Grand Son
Female

Ann

Holmes

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Holmes

Son
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Holmes

Head

Widow

65

1816

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gray

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Lancashire, England

Thomas Geo

Gray

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine Mary

Gray

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann Jane

Gray

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Gray

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Harrison

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Lancashire, England

Edward

Harrison

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary

Holmes

Grand Daughter

Single

18

1863

United States

Richard

Holmes

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

United States

Ann

Holmes

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

United States

Robert

Holmes

Son

Single

37

1844

Lancashire, England

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