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Household of William Holt (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holt, born in 1838 in Sale, Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy Holt, born in 1837 in Stretford, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Sarah J (born 1858 in Sale, Cheshire, England), Eliza (born 1860 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1865 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1868 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Minnie (born 1871 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1873 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Urmston, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1877 in Urmston, Lancashire, England) and Lot (born 1878 in Urmston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Urmston, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, William (born 1860 in Ireland).


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William Holt's household

Male

William

Holt

Head
Female

Nancy

Holt

Wife
Female

Sarah J

Holt

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Holt

Daughter
Female

Emma

Holt

Daughter
Female

Martha

Holt

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Holt

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Holt

Daughter
Male

William

Holt

Son
Male

Fred

Holt

Son
Male

Lot

Holt

Son
Male

Thomas

Henshall

Servant
Male

William

Daveney

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Holt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sale, Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holt

Head

Married

43

1838

Sale, Cheshire, England

Nancy

Holt

Wife

Married

44

1837

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Holt

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Sale, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Holt

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Emma

Holt

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Martha

Holt

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Holt

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Holt

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stretford, Lancashire, England

William

Holt

Son

Single

6

1875

Urmston, Lancashire, England

Fred

Holt

Son

Single

4

1877

Urmston, Lancashire, England

Lot

Holt

Son

Single

3

1878

Urmston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Henshall

Servant

Single

20

1861

Urmston, Lancashire, England

William

Daveney

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ireland

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