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Household of James Holmes (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Holmes, born in 1836 in Ellerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Holmes, born in 1848 in Ulceby, Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, William Gibbon, born in 1853 in Hornsea, Yorkshire, England.


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James Holmes's household

Male

James

Holmes

Head
Female

Mary A

Holmes

Wife
Male

William

Gibbon

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ellerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Holmes

Head

Married

45

1836

Ellerby, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Holmes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ulceby, Lincolnshire, England

William

Gibbon

Servant

Single

28

1853

Hornsea, Yorkshire, England

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