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Household of Thomas Holmes (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1848 in Birstall, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Holmes, born in 1849 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1871 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1873 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1875 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1877 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1879 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, James Hopkinson, born in 1853 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Holmes's household

Male

Thomas

Holmes

Head
Female

Ann

Holmes

Wife
Female

Hannah

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Emma

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Holmes

Son
Male

Fred

Holmes

Son
Male

Herbert

Holmes

Son
Male

James

Hopkinson

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Holmes

Head

Married

33

1848

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Holmes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Holmes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Holmes

Son

Single

6

1875

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Holmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Holmes

Son

Single

2

1879

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

James

Hopkinson

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

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