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Household of James Holmes (born 1853, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Holmes, born in 1853 in Goring, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Caroline Holmes, born in 1852 in Seaford, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Ernest R M (born 1873 in Seaford, Sussex, England), Henry J F (born 1877 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Beatrice M L (born 1880 in Preston, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Richard Stevens, born in 1816 in Sussex, England.


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James Holmes's household

Male

James

Holmes

Head
Female

Caroline

Holmes

Wife
Male

Ernest R M

Holmes

Son
Male

Henry J F

Holmes

Son
Female

Beatrice M L

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Richard

Stevens

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Goring, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Holmes

Head

Married

28

1853

Goring, Sussex, England

Caroline

Holmes

Wife

Married

29

1852

Seaford, Sussex, England

Ernest R M

Holmes

Son

Single

8

1873

Seaford, Sussex, England

Henry J F

Holmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Brighton, Sussex, England

Beatrice M L

Holmes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Preston, Sussex, England

Richard

Stevens

Lodger

Widower

65

1816

Sussex, England

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