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Household of John Holwill (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 Holwill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holwill, born in 1846 in Luton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holwill, born in 1844 in Brixham, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1869 in Brixham, Devon, England), William J (born 1871 in Torquay, Devon, England), Joseph J (born 1875 in Ideford, Devon, England), Thomas G (born 1877 in Ideford, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1879 in Ideford, Devon, England) and Susan (born 1880 in Ideford, Devon, England).


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John Holwill's household

Male

John

Holwill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holwill

Wife
Female

Mary A

Holwill

Daughter
Male

William J

Holwill

Son
Male

Joseph J

Holwill

Son
Male

Thomas G

Holwill

Son
Female

Lucy

Holwill

Daughter
Female

Susan

Holwill

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Holwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Luton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holwill

Head

Married

35

1846

Luton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Holwill

Wife

Married

37

1844

Brixham, Devon, England

Mary A

Holwill

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Brixham, Devon, England

William J

Holwill

Son

Single

10

1871

Torquay, Devon, England

Joseph J

Holwill

Son

Single

6

1875

Ideford, Devon, England

Thomas G

Holwill

Son

Single

4

1877

Ideford, Devon, England

Lucy

Holwill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ideford, Devon, England

Susan

Holwill

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ideford, Devon, England

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