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Household of John Holmes (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Holmes and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes, born in 1831 in , consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1830 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Constance E (born 1861 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1862 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Mary L (born 1869 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth C (born 1866 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Catharine L (born 1834 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), John's Governess, Emma (born 1853 in Germany), John's Servant, Fanny (born 1826 in Somerset, England), John's Servant, Esther (born 1858 in Ireland), John's Servant, Linda (born 1862 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Henry (born 1849 in Germany).


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife
Female

Constance E

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Florence

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Catharine L

Lyon

Sister In Law
Female

Emma

Becher

Governess
Female

Fanny

Burton

Servant
Female

Esther

Langrid

Servant
Female

Linda

Maxey

Servant
Male

Henry

Geisel

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife

Married

51

1830

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Constance E

Holmes

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Florence

Holmes

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Mary L

Holmes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth C

Holmes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Catharine L

Lyon

Sister In Law

Single

47

1834

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Emma

Becher

Governess

Single

28

1853

Germany

Fanny

Burton

Servant

Married

55

1826

Somerset, England

Esther

Langrid

Servant

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Linda

Maxey

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Henry

Geisel

Servant

Single

32

1849

Germany

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