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Household of John Holmes (born 1816, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1816 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Holmes, born in 1822 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Emma (born 1851 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1853 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Irvine (born 1861 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Annie M, born 1877 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor Daughter, Sarah Ann Farrar, born in 1856 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England.


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Mary

Holmes

Wife
Female

Emma

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Farrar

Visitor Daughter
Male

Irvine

Holmes

Son
Female

Annie M

Holmes

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

65

1816

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Holmes

Wife

Married

59

1822

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Holmes

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Holmes

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Farrar

Visitor Daughter

Married

25

1856

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Irvine

Holmes

Son

Single

20

1861

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Holmes

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

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