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Household of Fletcher Holmes (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Fletcher Holmes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fletcher Holmes, born in 1826 in Keighley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Fletcher was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1831 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Fred (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1869 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Grace (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Fletcher's Servant, Sarah A (born 1858 in Yorkshire, England) and Fletcher's Servant, Elizabeth J (born 1859 in Kingstown, Cumberland, England).


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Fletcher Holmes's household

Male

Fletcher

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife
Male

Fred

Holmes

Son
Male

Harry

Holmes

Son
Female

Grace

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Crosland

Servant
Female

Elizabeth J

Doyle

Servant
First name(s) Fletcher
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Fletcher

Holmes

Head

Married

55

1826

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife

Married

50

1831

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Holmes

Son

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Holmes

Son

Single

12

1869

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Holmes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Crosland

Servant

Single

23

1858

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth J

Doyle

Servant

Single

22

1859

Kingstown, Cumberland, England

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