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Household of Peter Holmes (born 1818, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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.

Peter Holmes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Holmes, born in 1818 in Peter Tavy, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Emma Holmes, born in 1829 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Walter, born 1872 in Peter Tavy, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Roger (born 1819 in Peter Tavy, Devon, England), Peter's Servant, William (born 1866 in Peter Tavy, Devon, England), Peter's Servant, Emily (born 1865 in Whitchurch, Devon, England), Peter's Servant, Jane (born 1868 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Peter's Boarder Lodger, John (born 1799 in Tavistock, Devon, England).


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Peter Holmes's household

Male

Peter

Holmes

Head
Female

Emma

Holmes

Wife
Male

Walter

Holmes

Son
Male

Roger

Jackman

Servant
Male

William

Bellamy

Servant
Female

Emily

Beer

Servant
Female

Jane

Maddeford

Servant
Male

John

Holmes

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Peter Tavy, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Holmes

Head

Married

63

1818

Peter Tavy, Devon, England

Emma

Holmes

Wife

Married

52

1829

Plymouth, Devon, England

Walter

Holmes

Son

Single

9

1872

Peter Tavy, Devon, England

Roger

Jackman

Servant

Single

62

1819

Peter Tavy, Devon, England

William

Bellamy

Servant

Single

15

1866

Peter Tavy, Devon, England

Emily

Beer

Servant

Single

16

1865

Whitchurch, Devon, England

Jane

Maddeford

Servant

Single

13

1868

Tavistock, Devon, England

John

Holmes

Boarder Lodger

Widower

82

1799

Tavistock, Devon, England

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