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Household of Thomas Holmes (born 1840, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Holmes, born in 1840 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Holmes, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1864 in Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), John E (born 1872 in Cheshire, England) and Thomas J (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, William Coats, born in 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.
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Thomas Holmes's household
Thomas
Holmes
Head
Margaret
Holmes
Wife
William
Holmes
Son
Sarah
Holmes
Daughter
Samuel
Holmes
Son
John E
Holmes
Son
Thomas J
Holmes
Son
William
Coats
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Holmes |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Cheshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Holmes | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Cheshire, England | |
Margaret | Holmes | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
William | Holmes | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Cheshire, England | |
Sarah | Holmes | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Cheshire, England | |
Samuel | Holmes | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Cheshire, England | |
John E | Holmes | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Cheshire, England | |
Thomas J | Holmes | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England | |
William | Coats | Boarder | Single | 17 | 1864 | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
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