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Household of Joseph Holmes (born 1838, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tiverton, 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.

Joseph Holmes and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Holmes, born in 1838 in Brandon, Suffolk, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Holmes, born in 1836 in Tiverton, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father In Law, James (born 1800 in Huxham, Devon, England), Joseph's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1828 in Tiverton, Devon, England), Joseph's Niece, Kate (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Mary A (born 1868 in Washfield, Devon, England).


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Joseph Holmes's household

Male

Joseph

Holmes

Head
Female

Sarah

Holmes

Wife
Male

James

Steer

Father In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Prior

Visitor
Female

Kate

Lockyer

Niece
Female

Mary A

Sawden

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Brandon, Suffolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Holmes

Head

Married

43

1838

Brandon, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Holmes

Wife

Married

45

1836

Tiverton, Devon, England

James

Steer

Father In Law

Widower

81

1800

Huxham, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Prior

Visitor

Widow

53

1828

Tiverton, Devon, England

Kate

Lockyer

Niece

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Sawden

Servant

Single

13

1868

Washfield, Devon, England

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