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Household of William Holmes (born 1842, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 1842 in Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Holmes, born in 1841 in Northumberland, England. They had 8 children; William F (born 1863 in Staffordshire, England), Hannah (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1868 in Northumberland, England), James (born 1870 in Sunderland, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Henry (born 1874 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England), Sarah (born 1876 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Durham, Durham, England).


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William Holmes's household

Male

William

Holmes

Head
Female

Sarah

Holmes

Wife
Male

William F

Holmes

Son
Female

Hannah

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Holmes

Daughter
Male

James

Holmes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Henry

Holmes

Son
Female

Sarah

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Alice

Holmes

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holmes

Head

Married

39

1842

Northumberland, England

Sarah

Holmes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Northumberland, England

William F

Holmes

Son

Single

18

1863

Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Holmes

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Holmes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Northumberland, England

James

Holmes

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Henry

Holmes

Son

Single

7

1874

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Sarah

Holmes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Alice

Holmes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, Durham, England

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