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Household of Robert Holmes (born 1851, Merionethshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 1851 in Corwen, Merionethshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Holmes, born in 1845 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 children; David (born 1878 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1879 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Alderley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother In Law, Hannah (born 1816 in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England) and Robert's Visitor, Mary (born 1843 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Robert Holmes's household

Male

Robert

Holmes

Head
Female

Sarah

Holmes

Wife
Male

David

Holmes

Son
Male

Robert

Holmes

Son
Male

Arthur

Holmes

Son
Female

Hannah

Provost

Mother In Law
Female

Mary

Provost

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Holmes

Head

Married

30

1851

Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales

Sarah

Holmes

Wife

Married

36

1845

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

David

Holmes

Son

Single

3

1878

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Robert

Holmes

Son

Single

2

1879

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Holmes

Son

Single

0

1881

Alderley, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Provost

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England

Mary

Provost

Visitor

Single

38

1843

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

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