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Household of William Holt (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holt, born in 1827 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy Holt, born in 1837 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Margaret Ann (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Margaret Proctor, born in 1799 in Mellor, Lancashire, England.


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William Holt's household

Male

William

Holt

Head
Female

Nancy

Holt

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Holt

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Holt

Daughter
Male

William

Holt

Son
Female

Mary

Holt

Daughter
Male

James

Holt

Son
Male

Richard

Holt

Son
Female

Margaret

Proctor

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Holt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holt

Head

Married

54

1827

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Holt

Wife

Married

44

1837

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Holt

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Holt

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Holt

Son

Single

13

1868

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Holt

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Holt

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Richard

Holt

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Proctor

Lodger

Widow

82

1799

Mellor, Lancashire, England

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