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Household of William Holmes (born 1848, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holmes, born in 1848 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1849 in Norfolk, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1874 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Harry (born 1877 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, Henry (born 1844 in Brentwood, Essex, England) and William's Boarder, Margaret S (born 1881 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Male

Harry

Holmes

Son
Male

Henry

Smee

Brother In Law
Female

Margaret S

Benham

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Hadleigh, Suffolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

33

1848

Hadleigh, Suffolk, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife

Married

32

1849

Norfolk, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

7

1874

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Harry

Holmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Henry

Smee

Brother In Law

Single

37

1844

Brentwood, Essex, England

Margaret S

Benham

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Mile End, Middlesex, England

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