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Household of John Holmes (born 1836, Kilkenny)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes, born in 1836 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Anne Holmes, born in 1835 in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Richard (born 1867 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Katherine (born 1869 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), William (born 1874 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Walter (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England), John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1861 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England) and John's Boarder, George (born 1855 in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Anne

Holmes

Wife
Male

John

Holmes

Son
Male

Richard

Holmes

Son
Female

Katherine

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Holmes

Son
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Male

Walter

Holmes

Son
Male

John

Elston

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Fuices

Boarder
Male

George

Hoolson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

45

1836

Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Anne

Holmes

Wife

Married

46

1835

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

John

Holmes

Son

Single

20

1861

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Richard

Holmes

Son

Single

14

1867

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Katherine

Holmes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Arthur

Holmes

Son

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

7

1874

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Walter

Holmes

Son

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

John

Elston

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Joseph

Fuices

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

George

Hoolson

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

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