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Household of William Holmes (born 1835, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holmes, born in 1835 in Northamptonshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Holmes, born in 1837 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1859 in Gunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England), Nancy (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nurse Child, Alice Eliza (born 1880 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man), William's Boarder, Edward (born 1855 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1854 in Derbyshire, England), William's Boarder, Hannah (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Violeta (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Albert (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Alice (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Ann

Holmes

Wife
Male

Joseph

Holmes

Son
Female

Nancy

Holmes

Daughter
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Female

Alice Eliza

Saul

Nurse Child
Male

Edward

Clarke

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Clarke

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Clarke

Boarder
Female

Violeta

Clarke

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Clarke

Boarder
Male

Albert

Clarke

Boarder
Female

Alice

Clarke

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Northamptonshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

46

1835

Northamptonshire, England

Ann

Holmes

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lincolnshire, England

Joseph

Holmes

Son

Single

22

1859

Gunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Nancy

Holmes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice Eliza

Saul

Nurse Child

Single

1

1880

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Edward

Clarke

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Clarke

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Derbyshire, England

Hannah

Clarke

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Violeta

Clarke

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Clarke

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Clarke

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Clarke

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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