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Household of Thomas Holmes (born 1852, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Holmes, born in 1852 in Bootle, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Holmes, born in 1853 in Westmorland, England. They had 3 children; Sarah Ann (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ellen (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth Birkett, born in 1863 in Coniston, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Holmes's household

Male

Thomas

Holmes

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Holmes

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ellen

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Birkett

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bootle, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Holmes

Head

Married

29

1852

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Sarah Ann

Holmes

Wife

Married

28

1853

Westmorland, England

Sarah Ann

Holmes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Holmes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Mary

Holmes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Birkett

Servant

Single

18

1863

Coniston, Lancashire, England

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