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Household of James Holmes (born 1834, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Holmes, born in 1834 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Holmes, born in 1841 in Buteshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Matthew H (born 1879 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Buteshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Thomas (born 1862 in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Henry (born 1860 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1858 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Holmes's household

Male

James

Holmes

Head
Female

Mary

Holmes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Male

James

Holmes

Son
Male

Matthew H

Holmes

Son
Female

Alice

Kerr

Servant
Male

Thomas

Findlay

Servant
Male

Henry

Hassan

Servant
Male

James

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Holmes

Head

Married

47

1834

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Holmes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Buteshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Holmes

Son

-

7

1874

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew H

Holmes

Son

-

2

1879

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alice

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Buteshire, Scotland

Thomas

Findlay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Henry

Hassan

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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