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Household of John Holmes (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 1846 in Ensbury, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Amelia Holmes, born in 1840 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Charles B (born 1869 in Flintshire, Wales), John G (born 1871 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Esther H (born 1873 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Amelia C (born 1875 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1877 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Sophia (born 1851 in Wales), John's Nephew, William (born 1872 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), John's Nephew, Harry (born 1874 in Crewe, Cheshire, England) and John's Niece, Jannette (born 1881 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Amelia

Holmes

Wife
Male

Charles B

Holmes

Son
Male

John G

Holmes

Son
Female

Esther H

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Amelia C

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Spark

Visitor
Male

William

Jones

Nephew
Male

Harry

Jones

Nephew
Female

Jannette

Spark

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ensbury

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

35

1846

Ensbury

Amelia

Holmes

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Charles B

Holmes

Son

Single

12

1869

Flintshire, Wales

John G

Holmes

Son

Single

10

1871

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Esther H

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Amelia C

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth A

Holmes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Sophia

Spark

Visitor

Married

30

1851

Wales

William

Jones

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Harry

Jones

Nephew

Single

7

1874

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Jannette

Spark

Niece

Single

0

1881

Crewe, Cheshire, England

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