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Household of James Holmes (born 1830, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Holmes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Holmes, born in 1830 in St Luke's, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Holmes, born in 1829 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; William A (born 1858 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Amelia M (born 1864 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Kate E (born 1867 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Charles E (born 1869 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Alice (born 1843 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), James's Shopboy, James (born 1865 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and James's Boarder, Henry (born 1854 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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James Holmes's household

Male

James

Holmes

Head
Female

Sarah

Holmes

Wife
Male

William A

Holmes

Son
Female

Alice M

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Amelia M

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Kate E

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Charles E

Holmes

Son
Female

Alice

Merrill

Servant
Male

James

Morris

Shopboy
Male

Henry

Allen

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Holmes

Head

Married

51

1830

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Holmes

Wife

Married

52

1829

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

William A

Holmes

Son

Single

23

1858

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Holmes

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

Amelia M

Holmes

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Kate E

Holmes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Charles E

Holmes

Son

Single

12

1869

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Merrill

Servant

Widow

38

1843

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

James

Morris

Shopboy

Single

16

1865

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Henry

Allen

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Islington, Middlesex, England

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