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Household of John Holmes (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes, born in 1838 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Mary (born 1865 in Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1869 in Ham Common, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Ham Common, Surrey, England), John Henry (born 1875 in Charlton, Kent, England) and Leonard (born 1877 in Charlton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, William Henry Dale, born in 1863 in Kent, England.


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Mary

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Emily

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Holmes

Son
Male

Leonard

Holmes

Son
Male

William Henry

Dale

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Widower

43

1838

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Holmes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England

Emily

Holmes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ham Common, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ham Common, Surrey, England

John Henry

Holmes

Son

Single

6

1875

Charlton, Kent, England

Leonard

Holmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Charlton, Kent, England

William Henry

Dale

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Kent, England

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