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Household of William Holding (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Holding and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holding, born in 1825 in South Tawton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holding, born in 1834 in Dalton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1862 in Paignton, Devon, England), Alice (born 1870 in Paignton, Devon, England) and Edwin Charles (born 1872 in Paignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Halett, born in 1815 in Ashprington, Devon, England.


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William Holding's household

Male

William

Holding

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holding

Wife
Male

John

Holding

Son
Female

Alice

Holding

Daughter
Male

Edwin Charles

Holding

Son
Male

John

Halett

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Holding
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place South Tawton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holding

Head

Married

56

1825

South Tawton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Holding

Wife

Married

47

1834

Dalton, Devon, England

John

Holding

Son

Single

19

1862

Paignton, Devon, England

Alice

Holding

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Paignton, Devon, England

Edwin Charles

Holding

Son

Single

9

1872

Paignton, Devon, England

John

Halett

Boarder

Widower

66

1815

Ashprington, Devon, England

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