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Household of William Holmes (born 1855, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holmes, born in 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Olive Holmes, born in 1856 in Barrowford, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Joseph, born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Susannah (born 1850 in Barrowford, Lancashire, England), William's Visitor, William (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Olive

Holmes

Wife
Male

Joseph

Holmes

Son
Female

Susannah

Wooler

Visitor
Male

William

Wooler

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Wooler

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

26

1855

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Olive

Holmes

Wife

Married

25

1856

Barrowford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Holmes

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Wooler

Visitor

Married

31

1850

Barrowford, Lancashire, England

William

Wooler

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wooler

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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