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Household of Robert Holmes (born 1826, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Robert Holmes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Holmes, born in 1826 in Heathfield, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Hannah Holmes, born in 1838 in Heathfield, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1863 in Canning Town, Essex, England), George (born 1870 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Albert (born 1873 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Henry (born 1870 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, David Mc Carthy, born in 1833 in Greenwich, Kent, England.


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Robert Holmes's household

Male

Robert

Holmes

Head
Female

Hannah

Holmes

Wife
Male

James

Holmes

Son
Male

George

Holmes

Son
Male

Albert

Holmes

Son
Male

Henry

Russell

Son
Male

David

Mc Carthy

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Heathfield, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Holmes

Head

Married

55

1826

Heathfield, Sussex, England

Hannah

Holmes

Wife

Married

43

1838

Heathfield, Sussex, England

James

Holmes

Son

Single

18

1863

Canning Town, Essex, England

George

Holmes

Son

Single

11

1870

Canning Town, Essex, England

Albert

Holmes

Son

Single

8

1873

Canning Town, Essex, England

Henry

Russell

Son

Single

11

1870

Lambeth, Surrey, England

David

Mc Carthy

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Greenwich, Kent, England

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