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Household of William Holmes (born 1859, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holmes, born in 1859 in Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Jane Holmes, born in 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Arthur William, born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Catherine Wells, born in 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Ellen Jane

Holmes

Wife
Male

Arthur William

Holmes

Son
Female

Catherine

Wells

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

22

1859

Yorkshire, England

Ellen Jane

Holmes

Wife

Married

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Arthur William

Holmes

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Wells

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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