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Household of William Holt (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Holt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holt, born in 1842 in Tottington, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Holt, born in 1844 in Tottington, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Herbert (born 1870 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), Ada M (born 1874 in Tottington, Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Tottington, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Tottington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Elton, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Sarah (born 1861 in Elton, Lancashire, England).


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William Holt's household

Male

William

Holt

Head
Female

Maria

Holt

Wife
Male

Herbert

Holt

Son
Female

Ada M

Holt

Daughter
Male

George

Holt

Son
Male

Thomas

Holt

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Orrell

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Orrell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Holt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Tottington, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holt

Head

Married

39

1842

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Maria

Holt

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Holt

Son

Single

11

1870

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Ada M

Holt

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tottington, Lancashire, England

George

Holt

Son

Single

5

1876

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Holt

Son

Single

2

1879

Tottington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Orrell

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Elton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Orrell

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Elton, Lancashire, England

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