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Household of William Simpson Holden (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Simpson Holden and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Simpson Holden, born in 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William Simpson was the head of the household, married to Gertrude Holden, born in 1865 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Gertrude (born 1865 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1870 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Helen (born 1874 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1872 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Simpson's Servant, Cecilia (born 1854 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), William Simpson's Servant, Jane Laura (born 1855 in Middlesex, England), William Simpson's Servant, Annie E D (born 1859 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and William Simpson's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Shropshire, England).


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William Simpson Holden's household

Male

William Simpson

Holden

Head
Female

Gertrude

Holden

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Holden

Daughter
Female

Helen

Holden

Daughter
Male

William

Holden

Son
Female

Cecilia

Guilbert

Servant
Female

Jane Laura

Brown

Servant
Female

Annie E D

Williamson

Servant
Female

Mary

Hutton

Servant
First name(s) William Simpson
Last name Holden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Simpson

Holden

Head

Married

42

1839

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Gertrude

Holden

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Holden

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Helen

Holden

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

William

Holden

Son

Single

9

1872

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Cecilia

Guilbert

Servant

Single

27

1854

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Jane Laura

Brown

Servant

Single

26

1855

Middlesex, England

Annie E D

Williamson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Hutton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shropshire, England

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