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Household of William Holmes (born 1855, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Holmes and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holmes, born in 1855 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Holmes, born in 1858 in Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder Head, Mary (born 1840 in Staffordshire, England) and William's Boarder Head, Hambet (born 1867 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Eliza J

Holmes

Wife
Female

Mary

Jolly

Boarder Head
Male

Hambet

Jolly

Boarder Head
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

26

1855

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Eliza J

Holmes

Wife

Married

23

1858

Devon, England

Mary

Jolly

Boarder Head

Married

41

1840

Staffordshire, England

Hambet

Jolly

Boarder Head

Single

14

1867

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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