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 John Holgate Holcroft (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

John Holgate Holcroft and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holgate Holcroft, born in 1829 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John Holgate was the head of the household, married to Margaret Holcroft, born in 1832 in Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John Holgate's Father, George (born 1808 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), John Holgate's Boarder Head, Margaret (born 1843 in Houghton, Lancashire, England) and John Holgate's Boarder, Ada (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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

John Holgate Holcroft's household

Male

John Holgate

Holcroft

Head
Female

Margaret

Holcroft

Wife
Male

George

Holcroft

Father
Female

Margaret

Clayton

Boarder Head
Female

Ada

Clayton

Boarder
First name(s) John Holgate
Last name Holcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Holgate

Holcroft

Head

Married

52

1829

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Holcroft

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England

George

Holcroft

Father

Widower

73

1808

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Clayton

Boarder Head

Married

38

1843

Houghton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Clayton

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 John Holgate Holcroft in Blackburn in 1881, and follow the Holcroft family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Holgate Holcroft

We’ve found John Holgate Holcroft in 31 family trees. Find out more about John Holgate Holcroft's household and view the Holcroft family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census