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Household of John Holden (born 1806, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Holden and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holden, born in 1806 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Ellen (born 1838 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), John (born 1836 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Christopher (born 1850 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and Betty (born 1842 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Daughter, Alice (born 1845 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and John's Daughter Grand, Mary (born 1877 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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John Holden's household

Male

John

Holden

Head
Female

Ellen

Holden

Daughter
Male

John

Holden

Son
Male

Christopher

Holden

Son
Female

Betty

Holden

Daughter
Female

Alice

Horriben

Boarder Daughter
Female

Mary

Horriben

Daughter Grand
First name(s) John
Last name Holden
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holden

Head

Widower

75

1806

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Holden

Daughter

Single

43

1838

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Holden

Son

Single

45

1836

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Christopher

Holden

Son

Widower

31

1850

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Betty

Holden

Daughter

Single

39

1842

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Alice

Horriben

Boarder Daughter

Widow

36

1845

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Mary

Horriben

Daughter Grand

Single

4

1877

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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