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Household of James Bains (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

James Bains and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bains, born in 1849 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Bains, born in 1842 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1881 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger Head, Peter (born 1852 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and James's Mother, Mary (born 1810 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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James Bains's household

Male

James

Bains

Head
Female

Alice

Bains

Wife
Female

Annie

Bains

Daughter
Male

Peter

Winstanley

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret

Winstanley

Wife
Male

Edward

Winstanley

Son
Male

James

Winstanley

Son
Female

Mary E

Winstanley

Daughter
Female

Mary

Winstanley

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Bains
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bains

Head

Married

32

1849

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Alice

Bains

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Annie

Bains

Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Peter

Winstanley

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Winstanley

Wife

Married

28

1853

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Edward

Winstanley

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James

Winstanley

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Winstanley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Winstanley

Mother

Widow

71

1810

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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