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Household of Samuel Holmes (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Samuel Holmes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Holmes, born in 1834 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Holmes, born in 1837 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William Ed (born 1862 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Matilda (born 1868 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), John Hy (born 1874 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1875 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Holmes's household

Male

Samuel

Holmes

Head
Female

Ellen

Holmes

Wife
Male

William Ed

Sirbert

Son
Female

Matilda

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Annie

Holmes

Daughter
Male

John Hy

Holmes

Son
Female

Louisa

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Holmes

Head

Married

47

1834

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Holmes

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

William Ed

Sirbert

Son

Single

19

1862

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Holmes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Holmes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

John Hy

Holmes

Son

Single

7

1874

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

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