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Household of William Holmes (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 1837 in Fewston, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joe (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Gertrude (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Diane (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Frederick Henry Stanbridge, born in 1853 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife
Male

Joe

Holmes

Son
Female

Gertrude

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Diane

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Alice

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Frederick Henry

Stanbridge

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Fewston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

44

1837

Fewston, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife

Married

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joe

Holmes

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Holmes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Diane

Holmes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Holmes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frederick Henry

Stanbridge

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

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