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Household of James Holmes (born 1835, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Holmes, born in 1835 in Surfleet, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Holmes, born in 1831 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1863 in Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England), James (born 1866 in Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England), Lucy (born 1869 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England) and John R (born 1873 in Brightside, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, John E Wilks, born in 1860 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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James Holmes's household

Male

James

Holmes

Head
Female

Mary

Holmes

Wife
Male

Joseph

Holmes

Son
Male

James

Holmes

Son
Female

Lucy

Holmes

Daughter
Male

John R

Holmes

Son
Male

John E

Wilks

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Holmes

Head

Married

46

1835

Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Holmes

Wife

Married

50

1831

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Holmes

Son

Single

18

1863

Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England

James

Holmes

Son

Single

15

1866

Surfleet, Lincolnshire, England

Lucy

Holmes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

John R

Holmes

Son

Single

8

1873

Brightside, Yorkshire, England

John E

Wilks

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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