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Household of William Holt (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 1839 in Smallbridge, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Leah Holt, born in 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Betty (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Mary E (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Maggie (born 1862 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Ann (born 1852 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Holt's household

Male

William

Holt

Head
Female

Leah

Holt

Wife
Female

Betty

Holt

Daughter
Male

Charles

Holt

Son
Male

John

Holt

Son
Female

Mary E

Mullan

Boarder
Female

Maggie

Mullan

Boarder
Female

Ann

Jackson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Holt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Smallbridge, 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

42

1839

Smallbridge, Lancashire, England

Leah

Holt

Wife

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Betty

Holt

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Charles

Holt

Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Holt

Son

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Mullan

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Mullan

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Jackson

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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