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Household of Thomas Robert Holmes (born 1851, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 Robert Holmes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Robert Holmes, born in 1851 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Thomas Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Holmes, born in 1854 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1878 in Durham, England), Mary (born 1879 in Durham, England) and Margaret Reed (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas Robert's Servant, Joseph (born 1865 in Durham, England), Thomas Robert's Servant, Ellen (born 1864 in Castle Eden, Durham, England) and Thomas Robert's Servant, Catherine (born 1860 in Trimdon Grange, Durham, England).


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Thomas Robert Holmes's household

Male

Thomas Robert

Holmes

Head
Female

Margaret

Holmes

Wife
Female

Annie

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Margaret Reed

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Foster

Servant
Female

Ellen

Johnstone

Servant
Female

Catherine

Fay

Servant
First name(s) Thomas Robert
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas Robert

Holmes

Head

Married

30

1851

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Margaret

Holmes

Wife

Married

27

1854

South Shields, Durham, England

Annie

Holmes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Mary

Holmes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Margaret Reed

Holmes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Joseph

Foster

Servant

Single

16

1865

Durham, England

Ellen

Johnstone

Servant

Single

17

1864

Castle Eden, Durham, England

Catherine

Fay

Servant

Single

21

1860

Trimdon Grange, Durham, England

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