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Household of John Holmes (born 1839, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes, born in 1839 in Withyham, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Holmes, born in 1833 in Ditton, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Ann M (born 1870 in Ditton, Kent, England) and Fanny S (born 1873 in Ditton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nurse Child, Kate S (born 1881 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1802 in Canterbury, Kent, England).


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Sophia

Holmes

Wife
Female

Ann M

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Fanny S

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Kate S

Hodge

Nurse Child
Female

Elizabeth

Driscoll

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Withyham, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

42

1839

Withyham, Sussex, England

Sophia

Holmes

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ditton, Kent, England

Ann M

Holmes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ditton, Kent, England

Fanny S

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ditton, Kent, England

Kate S

Hodge

Nurse Child

Single

0

1881

Maidstone, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Driscoll

Boarder

Widow

79

1802

Canterbury, Kent, England

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