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Household of William Holmes (born 1839, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holmes, born in 1839 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1844 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Ernest (born 1872 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), William (born 1878 in Merton, Surrey, England) and Catharine (born 1880 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Alice Tymms, born in 1862 in Croydon, Surrey, England.


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife
Male

Ernest

Holmes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Female

Catharine

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Alice

Tymms

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

42

1839

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife

Married

37

1844

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Ernest

Holmes

Son

Single

9

1872

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

3

1878

Merton, Surrey, England

Catharine

Holmes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Croydon, Surrey, England

Alice

Tymms

Servant

Single

19

1862

Croydon, Surrey, England

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