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Household of James Holmes (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Holmes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Holmes, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Holmes, born in 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Amelia (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Ann Cumsty, born in 1813 in Elston, Lancashire, England.


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James Holmes's household

Male

James

Holmes

Head
Female

Margaret

Holmes

Wife
Male

John

Holmes

Son
Male

James

Holmes

Son
Female

Ann

Holmes

Daughter
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Female

Amelia

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Richard

Holmes

Son
Female

Ellen

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Ann

Cumsty

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Holmes

Head

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Holmes

Wife

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Holmes

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Holmes

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Holmes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Holmes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Richard

Holmes

Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Cumsty

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Elston, Lancashire, England

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