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Household of John Holmes (born 1851, Nottinghamshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes, born in 1851 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Strangward Holmes, born in 1849 in Brampton, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 1 child; Albert Godfrey, born 1873 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Maria (born 1815 in Spaldwick, Hampshire, England), John's Sister In Law, Rachel (born 1841 in Spaldwick, Hampshire, England), John's Sister In Law, Annie Maria (born 1853 in Brampton, Hampshire, England), John's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1856 in Brampton, Hampshire, England) and John's Brother In Law, John Thos (born 1860 in Brampton, Hampshire, England).


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth Strangward

Holmes

Wife
Male

Albert Godfrey

Holmes

Son
Female

Maria

Chamberlain

Mother In Law
Female

Rachel

Chamberlain

Sister In Law
Female

Annie Maria

Chamberlain

Sister In Law
Female

Ellen

Chamberlain

Sister In Law
Male

John Thos

Chamberlain

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

30

1851

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth Strangward

Holmes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Brampton, Huntingdonshire, England

Albert Godfrey

Holmes

Son

Single

8

1873

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Maria

Chamberlain

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Spaldwick, Hampshire, England

Rachel

Chamberlain

Sister In Law

Single

40

1841

Spaldwick, Hampshire, England

Annie Maria

Chamberlain

Sister In Law

Single

28

1853

Brampton, Hampshire, England

Ellen

Chamberlain

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Brampton, Hampshire, England

John Thos

Chamberlain

Brother In Law

Single

21

1860

Brampton, Hampshire, England

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