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Household of William Holmes (born 1843, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Holmes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holmes, born in 1843 in Somerset, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marian Holmes, born in 1841 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), William (born 1877 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England) and Charles (born 1879 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Martha (born 1836 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, John (born 1856 in Broadbury, Somerset, England), William's Servant, William (born 1860 in Stratford, Essex, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and William's Servant, Kate (born 1859 in Surrey, England).


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Marian

Holmes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Male

Charles

Holmes

Son
Female

Martha

Handfast ?

Visitor
Male

John

Mead

Servant
Male

William

Clark

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Grant

Servant
Female

Kate

Driscoll

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

38

1843

Somerset, England

Marian

Holmes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Charles

Holmes

Son

Single

2

1879

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Martha

Handfast ?

Visitor

Widow

45

1836

Mile End, Middlesex, England

John

Mead

Servant

Single

25

1856

Broadbury, Somerset, England

William

Clark

Servant

Single

21

1860

Stratford, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Grant

Servant

Single

24

1857

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Kate

Driscoll

Servant

Single

22

1859

Surrey, England

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