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Household of Thomas Holmes (born 1842, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

Thomas Holmes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Holmes, born in 1842 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Eliz Holmes, born in 1844 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Emma Eliz (born 1873 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Edith May (born 1875 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Lilian Kate (born 1876 in City of London, Middlesex, England), May (born 1878 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1818 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Boarder, Ebenezer (born 1799 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Servant, Clara (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Holmes's household

Male

Thomas

Holmes

Head
Female

Emma Eliz

Holmes

Wife
Female

Emma Eliz

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Edith May

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Lilian Kate

Holmes

Daughter
Female

May

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Holmes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Earle

Boarder
Male

Ebenezer

Farrington

Boarder
Female

Clara

Jenkins

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Holmes

Head

Married

39

1842

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Emma Eliz

Holmes

Wife

Married

37

1844

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emma Eliz

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

City of London, Middlesex, England

Edith May

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

City of London, Middlesex, England

Lilian Kate

Holmes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

City of London, Middlesex, England

May

Holmes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Holmes

Son

Single

2

1879

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Earle

Boarder

Widow

63

1818

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ebenezer

Farrington

Boarder

Widower

82

1799

City of London, Middlesex, England

Clara

Jenkins

Servant

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

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