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Household of James Hamer (born 1853, 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.

James Hamer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hamer, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hamer, born in 1855 in Runcorn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Hannah (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Sharples, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Bridget (born 1867 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and James's Lodger, Hannah (born 1823 in Sharples, Lancashire, England).


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James Hamer's household

Male

James

Hamer

Head
Female

Margaret

Hamer

Wife
Female

Hannah

Hamer

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hamer

Son
Male

James

Hamer

Son
Female

Mary

Hamer

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Doherty

Visitor
Female

Hannah

Entwistle

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Hamer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hamer

Head

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Hamer

Wife

Married

26

1855

Runcorn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Hamer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hamer

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Hamer

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hamer

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Doherty

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Entwistle

Lodger

Widow

58

1823

Sharples, Lancashire, England

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