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Household of Nicholas Holmes (born 1826, 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.

Nicholas Holmes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Holmes, born in 1826 in Broadhempston, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Holmes, born in 1831 in Broadhempston, Devon, England. They had 5 children; William Stephens (born 1868 in Broadhempston, Devon, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1869 in Broadhempston, Devon, England), James Adams (born 1871 in Broadhempston, Devon, England), Eliza Stephens (born 1875 in Broadhempston, Devon, England) and Thomas Lewis (born 1877 in Broadhempston, Devon, England).


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Nicholas Holmes's household

Male

Nicholas

Holmes

Head
Female

Margaret

Holmes

Wife
Male

William Stephens

Holmes

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Male

James Adams

Holmes

Son
Female

Eliza Stephens

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Thomas Lewis

Holmes

Son
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Broadhempston, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Holmes

Head

Married

55

1826

Broadhempston, Devon, England

Margaret

Holmes

Wife

Married

50

1831

Broadhempston, Devon, England

William Stephens

Holmes

Son

Single

13

1868

Broadhempston, Devon, England

Mary Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Broadhempston, Devon, England

James Adams

Holmes

Son

Single

10

1871

Broadhempston, Devon, England

Eliza Stephens

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Broadhempston, Devon, England

Thomas Lewis

Holmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Broadhempston, Devon, England

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