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Household of Henry Holmes (born 1834, 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.

Henry Holmes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Holmes, born in 1834 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane Holmes, born in 1836 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1871 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Jonah (born 1878 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, Ephraim Eastham, born in 1820 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Holmes's household

Male

Henry

Holmes

Head
Female

Jane

Holmes

Wife
Male

Thomas

Holmes

Son
Female

Margaret

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Holmes

Daughter
Male

John

Holmes

Son
Male

Jonah

Holmes

Son
Male

Ephraim

Eastham

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Holmes

Head

Married

47

1834

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Holmes

Wife

Married

45

1836

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Holmes

Son

Single

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Holmes

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Holmes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Holmes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Holmes

Son

Single

10

1871

Preston, Lancashire, England

Jonah

Holmes

Son

Single

3

1878

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ephraim

Eastham

Lodger

Widower

61

1820

Preston, Lancashire, England

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