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Household of Moses Holding (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Moses Holding and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Holding, born in 1831 in Euxton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Jane Holding, born in 1831 in Rivington, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Reuben (born 1869 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1872 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Step Son, Robert (born 1860 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Moses's Step Daughter, Ellen (born 1862 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Moses's Step Son, James (born 1864 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Moses's Niece, Ann (born 1877 in Haigh, Lancashire, England).


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Moses Holding's household

Male

Moses

Holding

Head
Female

Jane

Holding

Wife
Male

Robert

Boardman (Holding)

Step Son
Female

Ellen

Boardman (Holding)

Step Daughter
Male

James

Boardman (Holding)

Step Son
Male

Reuben

Holding

Son
Female

Catherine

Holding

Daughter
Female

Ann

Collier

Niece
First name(s) Moses
Last name Holding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Euxton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Holding

Head

Married

50

1831

Euxton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Holding

Wife

Married

50

1831

Rivington, Lancashire, England

Robert

Boardman (Holding)

Step Son

Single

21

1860

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Boardman (Holding)

Step Daughter

Single

19

1862

Aspull, Lancashire, England

James

Boardman (Holding)

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Reuben

Holding

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Holding

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Ann

Collier

Niece

Single

4

1877

Haigh, Lancashire, England

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