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Household of Richard Holmes (born 1838, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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.

Richard Holmes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Holmes, born in 1838 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Holmes, born in 1846 in Marske, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1864 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Jane Ann (born 1873 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Coundongate, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother, Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1804 in Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Holmes's household

Male

Richard

Holmes

Head
Female

Ann

Holmes

Wife
Male

Joseph

Holmes

Son
Male

Thomas

Holmes

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Mother
First name(s) Richard
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Holmes

Head

Married

43

1838

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Ann

Holmes

Wife

Married

35

1846

Marske, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Holmes

Son

Single

17

1864

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Thomas

Holmes

Son

Single

15

1866

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Holmes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Coundongate, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Mother

Widow

77

1804

Yorkshire, England

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