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Household of Shepherd Holden (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Shepherd Holden and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Shepherd Holden, born in 1847 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Shepherd was the head of the household, married to Ann Holden, born in 1849 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Abraham (born 1868 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Sahara J (born 1870 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1877 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1879 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Shepherd's Borders, William (born 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Shepherd's Borders, James (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Shepherd Holden's household

Male

Shepherd

Holden

Head
Female

Ann

Holden

Wife
Male

Abraham

Holden

Son
Female

Sahara J

Holden

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Holden

Son
Female

Alice

Holden

Daughter
Female

Ann

Holden

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Holden

Daughter
Female

Mary

Holden

Daughter
Male

William

Hewitt

Borders
Male

James

Fields

Borders
First name(s) Shepherd
Last name Holden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Shepherd

Holden

Head

Married

34

1847

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ann

Holden

Wife

Married

32

1849

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Holden

Son

Single

13

1868

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Sahara J

Holden

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Holden

Son

Single

9

1872

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Alice

Holden

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ann

Holden

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Holden

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Mary

Holden

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

William

Hewitt

Borders

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Fields

Borders

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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