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Household of John Holmes (born 1844, 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 1844 in Haworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Holmes, born in 1846 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1873 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1874 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1878 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England) and Lilly (born 1881 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Sarah J

Holmes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Harry

Holmes

Son
Female

Ada

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Holmes

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Haworth, 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

37

1844

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Holmes

Wife

Married

35

1846

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Holmes

Son

Single

7

1874

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Holmes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Holmes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

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