Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James W Holwell (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridport, Dorset, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

James W Holwell and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Holwell, born in 1845 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Mary A Holwell, born in 1846 in Bridport, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Deptford, Devon, England), Annie E (born 1872 in Deptford, Devon, England), Ernest H J (born 1874 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Sidney W (born 1875 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Frederick L (born 1879 in Allington, Dorset, England) and Alfred J (born 1881 in Allington, Dorset, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James W Holwell's household

Male

James W

Holwell

Head
Female

Mary A

Holwell

Wife
Female

Mary E

Holwell

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Holwell

Daughter
Male

Ernest H J

Holwell

Son
Male

Sidney W

Holwell

Son
Male

Frederick L

Holwell

Son
Male

Alfred J

Holwell

Son
First name(s) James W
Last name Holwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Holwell

Head

Married

36

1845

Devon, England

Mary A

Holwell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bridport, Dorset, England

Mary E

Holwell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Devon, England

Annie E

Holwell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Deptford, Devon, England

Ernest H J

Holwell

Son

Single

7

1874

Bridport, Dorset, England

Sidney W

Holwell

Son

Single

6

1875

Bridport, Dorset, England

Frederick L

Holwell

Son

Single

2

1879

Allington, Dorset, England

Alfred J

Holwell

Son

Single

0

1881

Allington, Dorset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James W Holwell in Bridport in 1881, and follow the Holwell family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James W Holwell

We’ve found James W Holwell in 19 family trees. Find out more about James W Holwell's household and view the Holwell family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census