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Household of John H Holmes (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

John H Holmes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John H Holmes, born in 1839 in Holbeck, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John H was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Holmes, born in 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Martha Jane (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England) and John Henry (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John H's Brother In Law, Edwin (born 1835 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John H's Nephew, James Jos J (born 1872 in Bramley, Yorkshire, England).


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John H Holmes's household

Male

John H

Holmes

Head
Female

Sarah J

Holmes

Wife
Female

Martha Jane

Holmes

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Holmes

Son
Male

Edwin

Nicholson

Brother In Law
Male

James Jos J

Nicholson

Nephew
First name(s) John H
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Holbeck, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John H

Holmes

Head

Married

42

1839

Holbeck, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Holmes

Wife

Married

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Martha Jane

Holmes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Holmes

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Nicholson

Brother In Law

Married

46

1835

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James Jos J

Nicholson

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Bramley, Yorkshire, England

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