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Household of William Holmes (born 1854, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holmes, born in 1854 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Holmes, born in 1853 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Katie (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Ethel M (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, Walter (born 1855 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Fred (born 1860 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Sarah

Holmes

Wife
Female

Katie

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Walter

Armitage

Lodger Head
Female

Martha

Armitage

Wife
Male

Fred

Armitage

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place 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

27

1854

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Holmes

Wife

Married

28

1853

Yorkshire, England

Katie

Holmes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Ethel M

Holmes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Walter

Armitage

Lodger Head

Married

26

1855

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Armitage

Wife

Married

32

1849

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Armitage

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

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