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Household of John Holmes (born 1850, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes, born in 1850 in Moortown, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Holmes, born in 1849 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Nelly (born 1874 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Woffenden (born 1879 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughr, Mary Holmes, born in 1881 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Catherine

Holmes

Wife
Female

Nelly

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Woffenden

Holmes

Son
Female

Mary

Holmes

Daughr
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Moortown, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

31

1850

Moortown, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Holmes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Nelly

Holmes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Ann

Holmes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Woffenden

Holmes

Son

Single

2

1879

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Holmes

Daughr

Single

0

1881

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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