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Household of William Holmes (born 1840, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 1840 in Spondon, Derbyshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Holmes, born in 1845 in Burton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1872 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1877 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Norah Tipper, born in 1858 in Burton, Staffordshire, England.


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Sarah

Holmes

Wife
Male

John

Holmes

Son
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Norah

Tipper

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Spondon, Derbyshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

41

1840

Spondon, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Holmes

Wife

Married

36

1845

Burton, Staffordshire, England

John

Holmes

Son

Single

12

1869

Burton, Staffordshire, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

9

1872

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Holmes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Norah

Tipper

Niece

Single

23

1858

Burton, Staffordshire, England

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