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Household of John Holmes (born 1844, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes, born in 1844 in Dockenfield, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Holmes, born in 1855 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Eli (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John R (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), James H (born 1877 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England), George T (born 1878 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred E (born 1880 in -).


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Betsy

Holmes

Wife
Male

Samuel

Holmes

Son
Female

Hannah

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Eli

Holmes

Son
Male

John R

Holmes

Son
Male

James H

Holmes

Son
Male

George T

Holmes

Son
Male

Alfred E

Holmes

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dockenfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

37

1844

Dockenfield, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Holmes

Wife

Married

26

1855

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Holmes

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Holmes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eli

Holmes

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John R

Holmes

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James H

Holmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Wombwell, Yorkshire, England

George T

Holmes

Son

Single

3

1878

Wombwell, Yorkshire, England

Alfred E

Holmes

Son

Single

1

1880

-

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