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Household of Thomas Holmes (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Thomas Holmes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Holmes, born in 1841 in Eccleston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1840 in Euxton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England), Jacob (born 1871 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1874 in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Abram, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Illegt Step Daughter, Alice Barker, born in 1865 in Eccleston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Holmes's household

Male

Thomas

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife
Female

Alice

Barker

Illegt Step Daughter
Male

John

Holmes

Son
Male

Jacob

Holmes

Son
Female

Eliza

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Robert

Holmes

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Holmes

Head

Married

40

1841

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife

Married

41

1840

Euxton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Barker

Illegt Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

John

Holmes

Son

Single

13

1868

Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Jacob

Holmes

Son

Single

10

1871

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Holmes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Skelmersdale, Lancashire, England

Robert

Holmes

Son

Single

2

1879

Abram, Lancashire, England

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