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Household of Selina Holmes (born 1841, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Dorset, 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.

Selina Holmes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Selina Holmes, born in 1841 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, consisted of 5 members. Selina was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Robert (born 1866 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England), John (born 1873 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England) and William (born 1878 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Selina's Lodger, James Curtis, born in 1851 in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England.


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Selina Holmes's household

Female

Selina

Holmes

Head
Male

Robert

Holmes

Son
Male

John

Holmes

Son
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Male

James

Curtis

Lodger
First name(s) Selina
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Selina

Holmes

Head

Widow

40

1841

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Robert

Holmes

Son

Single

15

1866

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

John

Holmes

Son

Single

8

1873

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

3

1878

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

James

Curtis

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

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