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Household of John Holmshaw (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 Holmshaw and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmshaw, born in 1825 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susannah Holmshaw, born in 1828 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1850 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Susannah (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Augusta (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Harry (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Owen (born 1842 in Ireland), John's Visitor Wife, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Woolwich, Kent, England), John's Visitor Daughter, Mary (born 1873 in Devonport, Devon, England), John's Visitor Son, Richard (born 1877 in Devonport, Devon, England) and John's Visitor Daughter, Lilian (born 1881 in Ireland).


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John Holmshaw's household

Male

John

Holmshaw

Head
Female

Susannah

Holmshaw

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Holmshaw

Daughter
Female

Florence

Holmshaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Holmshaw

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Holmshaw

Daughter
Female

Augusta

Holmshaw

Daughter
Male

Harry

Clifton

Grand Son
Male

Arthur

Clifton

Grand Son
Male

Owen

Connell

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Connell

Visitor Wife
Female

Mary

Connell

Visitor Daughter
Male

Richard

Connell

Visitor Son
Female

Lilian

Connell

Visitor Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Holmshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmshaw

Head

Married

56

1825

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Holmshaw

Wife

Married

53

1828

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Holmshaw

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Holmshaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Holmshaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Holmshaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Augusta

Holmshaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Clifton

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Clifton

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Owen

Connell

Visitor

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Elizabeth

Connell

Visitor Wife

Married

26

1855

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary

Connell

Visitor Daughter

Single

8

1873

Devonport, Devon, England

Richard

Connell

Visitor Son

Single

4

1877

Devonport, Devon, England

Lilian

Connell

Visitor Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ireland

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