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Household of Joseph Holmes (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 1850 in Newbottle, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Isabella Holmes, born in 1849 in Bunker Hill, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth J (born 1873 in Newbottle, Durham, England), Frederick (born 1880 in Philadelphia, Durham, England) and Joseph H (born 1877 in Philadelphia, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, George Rule, born in 1844 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England.


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Joseph Holmes's household

Male

Joseph

Holmes

Head
Female

Isabella

Holmes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth J

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Holmes

Son
Male

Joseph H

Holmes

Son
Male

George

Rule

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Newbottle, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Holmes

Head

Married

31

1850

Newbottle, Durham, England

Isabella

Holmes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bunker Hill, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Newbottle, Durham, England

Frederick

Holmes

Son

Single

1

1880

Philadelphia, Durham, England

Joseph H

Holmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Philadelphia, Durham, England

George

Rule

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England

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