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Household of James Bolam (born 1841, Sligo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Bolam and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Bolam, born in 1841 in Sligo, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Bolam, born in 1846 in Sligo, Ireland. They had 2 children; Winifred (born 1871 in Sligo, Ireland) and William (born 1873 in Sligo, Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Martin (born 1856 in Sligo, Ireland), James's Lodger, Michel (born 1857 in Sligo, Ireland), James's Lodger, Thomas O (born 1840 in Sligo, Ireland), James's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Sligo, Ireland) and James's Lodger, B (born 1853 in Sligo, Ireland).


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James Bolam's household

Male

James

Bolam

Head
Female

Alice

Bolam

Wife
Female

Winifred

Bolam

Daughter
Male

William

Bolam

Son
Male

Martin

Calpin

Lodger
Male

Michel

Murray

Lodger
Male

Thomas O

Bairy

Lodger
Male

John

Nealy

Lodger
Male

B

Higgins

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Bolam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Sligo, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Bolam

Head

Married

40

1841

Sligo, Ireland

Alice

Bolam

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sligo, Ireland

Winifred

Bolam

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sligo, Ireland

William

Bolam

Son

Single

8

1873

Sligo, Ireland

Martin

Calpin

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Sligo, Ireland

Michel

Murray

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Sligo, Ireland

Thomas O

Bairy

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Sligo, Ireland

John

Nealy

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Sligo, Ireland

B

Higgins

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Sligo, Ireland

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