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Household of Richard Holmes (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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.

Richard Holmes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Holmes, born in 1841 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Edith (born 1866 in Iddesleigh, Devon, England), Florence (born 1868 in Hordle, Hampshire, England), Richard (born 1869 in Hordle, Hampshire, England), Isabell (born 1872 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Annie (born 1873 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Ellen Thompsett, born in 1866 in Loose, Kent, England.


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Richard Holmes's household

Male

Richard

Holmes

Head
Female

Edith

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Florence

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Richard

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Isabell

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Annie

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thompsett

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Holmes

Head

Widower

40

1841

Maidstone, Kent, England

Edith

Holmes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Iddesleigh, Devon, England

Florence

Holmes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hordle, Hampshire, England

Richard

Holmes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hordle, Hampshire, England

Isabell

Holmes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Maidstone, Kent, England

Annie

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Maidstone, Kent, England

Ellen

Thompsett

Servant

Single

15

1866

Loose, Kent, England

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