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Household of Robert Holmes (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Holmes, born in 1842 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1851 in Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Mary Jane (born 1868 in Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales), Susan (born 1870 in Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas (born 1873 in Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth A (born 1875 in Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1877 in Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales), Alice (born 1880 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1881 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Robert Holmes's household

Male

Robert

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Susan

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Holmes

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Alice

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Holmes

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Holmes

Head

Married

39

1842

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife

Married

30

1851

Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Jane

Holmes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Susan

Holmes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Holmes

Son

Single

8

1873

Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth A

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Holmes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Pentre-Chwyth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alice

Holmes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Holmes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales

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