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Household of George Holmes (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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.

George Holmes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Holmes, born in 1817 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Esther Holmes, born in 1830 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1848 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1856 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England), Mathew H (born 1859 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1861 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England), Betty (born 1865 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1869 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1872 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Mother In Law, Lucy Thornton, born in 1805 in Yorkshire, England.


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George Holmes's household

Male

George

Holmes

Head
Female

Esther

Holmes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Mathew H

Holmes

Son
Male

George

Holmes

Son
Female

Betty

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Martha

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Thornton

Mother In Law
First name(s) George
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Holmes

Head

Married

64

1817

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Holmes

Wife

Married

51

1830

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Holmes

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Mathew H

Holmes

Son

Single

22

1859

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

George

Holmes

Son

Single

20

1861

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Betty

Holmes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Holmes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Carleton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Holmes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Carleton, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Thornton

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Yorkshire, England

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