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Household of John Holmshaw (born 1844, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmshaw, born in 1844 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmshaw, born in 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Annie E (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Holmshaw's household

Male

John

Holmshaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmshaw

Wife
Female

Annie E

Holmshaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Holmshaw

Son
Male

William

Holmshaw

Son
Male

Charles

Holmshaw

Son
Male

Herbert

Holmshaw

Son
Female

Eliza

Holmshaw

Daughter
Female

Ada

Holmshaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Holmshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmshaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Holmshaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Holmshaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Holmshaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Holmshaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Holmshaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Holmshaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Holmshaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Holmshaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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