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Household of William Holderness (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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.

William Holderness and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holderness, born in 1820 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 19 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holderness, born in 1850 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Miriam (born 1857 in Dorset, England) and Katherine H (born 1878 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Pupil Teacher, Frederick D (born 1845 in Middlesex, England), William's Tutor, John (born 1855 in Switzerland), William's Pupil Teacher, William Charles (born 1862 in Tavistock, Devon, England), William's Pupil, Walter Dennis (born 1864 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's Pupil, Alfred (born 1866 in Parkham, Devon, England), William's Pupil, Henry (born 1866 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), William's Pupil, James Charles (born 1866 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William's Pupil, Charles E (born 1866 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), William's Pupil, Edgar H (born 1867 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), William's Pupil, Lewis (born 1868 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), William's Pupil, James (born 1869 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England), William's Servant, Edward (born 1855 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1858 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England), William's Servant, Ann (born 1858 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England).


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William Holderness's household

Male

William

Holderness

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holderness

Wife
Female

Miriam

Holderness

Daughter
Female

Katherine H

Holderness

Daughter
Male

Frederick D

Drury

Pupil Teacher
Male

John

Martin

Tutor
Male

William Charles

Dainty

Pupil Teacher
Male

Walter Dennis

Rock

Pupil
Male

Alfred

Dunn

Pupil
Male

Henry

Waterfall

Pupil
Male

James Charles

Gent

Pupil
Male

Charles E

Buller

Pupil
Male

Edgar H

Buller

Pupil
Male

Lewis

Ough

Pupil
Male

James

Ough

Pupil
Male

Edward

Glover

Servant
Female

Eliza

Gist

Servant
Female

Ann

Glover

Servant
Female

Mary

Andrew

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Holderness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holderness

Head

Married

61

1820

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Holderness

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lancashire, England

Miriam

Holderness

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Dorset, England

Katherine H

Holderness

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Frederick D

Drury

Pupil Teacher

Single

36

1845

Middlesex, England

John

Martin

Tutor

-

26

1855

Switzerland

William Charles

Dainty

Pupil Teacher

Single

19

1862

Tavistock, Devon, England

Walter Dennis

Rock

Pupil

Single

17

1864

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Dunn

Pupil

Single

15

1866

Parkham, Devon, England

Henry

Waterfall

Pupil

Single

15

1866

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James Charles

Gent

Pupil

Single

15

1866

Plymouth, Devon, England

Charles E

Buller

Pupil

Single

15

1866

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Edgar H

Buller

Pupil

Single

14

1867

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Lewis

Ough

Pupil

Single

13

1868

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

James

Ough

Pupil

Single

12

1869

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

Edward

Glover

Servant

Single

26

1855

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Eliza

Gist

Servant

Single

23

1858

Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Ann

Glover

Servant

Single

23

1858

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

Mary

Andrew

Servant

Single

17

1864

Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England

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