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Household of John Holmes (born 1846, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonar, Sutherland, Scotland

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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 1846 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Holmes, born in 1839 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Duncan (born 1872 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland), Ellen A (born 1873 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Creich, Sutherland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Donald (born 1862 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Servant, Catherine (born 1863 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Ann

Holmes

Wife
Male

Duncan

Holmes

Son
Female

Ellen A

Holmes

Daughter
Male

James

Holmes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Donald

Holmes

Brother
Female

Catherine

McGregor

Servant
Male

John

Munro

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

35

1846

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Holmes

Wife

Married

42

1839

Invernessshire, Scotland

Duncan

Holmes

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Creich, Sutherland, Scotland

Ellen A

Holmes

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Creich, Sutherland, Scotland

James

Holmes

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Creich, Sutherland, Scotland

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Creich, Sutherland, Scotland

Donald

Holmes

Brother

Unmarried

19

1862

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Munro

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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