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Household of John Holmes Greaves (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Greaves and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes Greaves, born in 1830 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. John Holmes was the head of the household, married to Emma Greaves, born in 1838 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 10 children; Ann E (born 1857 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Wilks (born 1860 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin S (born 1863 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), John Holmes (born 1864 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Emma S (born 1867 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Stephen (born 1869 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England), Nathaniel (born 1872 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England), Lydia (born 1874 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England), William St John (born 1875 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England) and Henry B (born 1877 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Holmes's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England) and John Holmes's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Carleton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Holmes Greaves's household

Male

John Holmes

Greaves

Head
Female

Emma

Greaves

Wife
Female

Ann E

Greaves

Daughter
Male

Wilks

Greaves

Son
Male

Benjamin S

Greaves

Son
Male

John Holmes

Greaves

Son
Female

Emma S

Greaves

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Greaves

Son
Male

Nathaniel

Greaves

Son
Female

Lydia

Greaves

Daughter
Male

William St John

Greaves

Son
Male

Henry B

Greaves

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Redman

Servant
Female

Alice

Redman

Servant
First name(s) John Holmes
Last name Greaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Holmes

Greaves

Head

Married

51

1830

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Greaves

Wife

Married

43

1838

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Greaves

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Wilks

Greaves

Son

Single

21

1860

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin S

Greaves

Son

Single

18

1863

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

John Holmes

Greaves

Son

Single

17

1864

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Emma S

Greaves

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Stephen

Greaves

Son

Single

12

1869

Carleton, Yorkshire, England

Nathaniel

Greaves

Son

Single

9

1872

Carleton, Yorkshire, England

Lydia

Greaves

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Carleton, Yorkshire, England

William St John

Greaves

Son

Single

6

1875

Carleton, Yorkshire, England

Henry B

Greaves

Son

Single

4

1877

Carleton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Redman

Servant

Single

19

1862

Carleton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Redman

Servant

Single

16

1865

Carleton, Yorkshire, England

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