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Household of John Holmes (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes, born in 1837 in Leyland, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Nancy Holmes, born in 1834 in Leyland, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), David (born 1861 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Leyland, Lancashire, England), Dinah (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Moses (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Nancy

Holmes

Wife
Male

Thomas

Holmes

Son
Male

David

Holmes

Son
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Female

Dinah

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Moses

Holmes

Son
Female

Hannah

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Leyland, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

44

1837

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Holmes

Wife

Married

47

1834

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Holmes

Son

Single

22

1859

Leyland, Lancashire, England

David

Holmes

Son

Single

20

1861

Leyland, Lancashire, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

15

1866

Leyland, Lancashire, England

Dinah

Holmes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Moses

Holmes

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Hannah

Holmes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

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