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Household of William Holmes (born 1840, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holmes, born in 1840 in Old Park, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1846 in Dawley Bank, Shropshire, England. They had 8 children; Frederick W (born 1866 in Dawley Bank, Shropshire, England), John H (born 1869 in Derbyshire, England), Abel (born 1872 in Derbyshire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1876 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England), Mercy (born 1877 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1879 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in Parkgate, Yorkshire, England).


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife
Male

Frederick W

Holmes

Son
Male

John H

Holmes

Son
Male

Abel

Holmes

Son
Female

Margaret

Holmes

Daughter
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Female

Mercy

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Albert

Holmes

Son
Male

Ernest

Holmes

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Old Park, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

41

1840

Old Park, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dawley Bank, Shropshire, England

Frederick W

Holmes

Son

Single

15

1866

Dawley Bank, Shropshire, England

John H

Holmes

Son

Single

12

1869

Derbyshire, England

Abel

Holmes

Son

Single

9

1872

Derbyshire, England

Margaret

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

5

1876

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

Mercy

Holmes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Holmes

Son

Single

2

1879

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Holmes

Son

Single

0

1881

Parkgate, Yorkshire, England

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