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Household of James Acomb (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

James Acomb and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Acomb, born in 1824 in Addingham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Acomb, born in 1824 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1851 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1855 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1881 in Gargrave, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, Robert (born 1856 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1850 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England).


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James Acomb's household

Male

James

Acomb

Head
Female

Alice

Acomb

Wife
Female

Alice

Acomb

Daughter
Male

John

Acomb

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Crook

Daughter
Male

Robert

Crook

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Chatburn

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Acomb

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Howard

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Acomb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Acomb

Head

Married

57

1824

Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Acomb

Wife

Married

57

1824

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Acomb

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Acomb

Son

Single

30

1851

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Crook

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Crook

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Chatburn

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

James

Acomb

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Gargrave, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Howard

Lodger

Married

31

1850

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England

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