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Household of William Holmes (born 1836, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gainsborough, Nottinghamshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holmes, born in 1836 in Misterton, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Holmes, born in 1855 in West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Lizzie (born 1871 in Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England), Thornton (born 1875 in Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England), Sarah A (born 1877 in Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England), Henry Holmes (born 1880 in West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire, England) and Ruth (born 1881 in Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Infant, born 1881 in Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Alice Holmes, born in 1861 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Martha

Holmes

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Thornton

Holmes

Son
Female

Sarah A

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Henry Holmes

Berry

Son
Female

Ruth

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Alice

Holmes

Daughter In Law
Male

Infant

Holmes

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

45

1836

Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England

Martha

Holmes

Wife

Married

26

1855

West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire, England

Lizzie

Holmes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England

Thornton

Holmes

Son

Single

6

1875

Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah A

Holmes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England

Henry Holmes

Berry

Son

Single

1

1880

West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire, England

Ruth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England

Alice

Holmes

Daughter In Law

Married

20

1861

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Infant

Holmes

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England

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