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Household of James Scholes (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 Scholes and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Scholes, born in 1835 in Prestwich, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Alice Scholes, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Annie (born 1864 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1868 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Martha L (born 1870 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), James T (born 1875 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Harriett (born 1878 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1880 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father, William Motherwell, born in 1807 in Sligo, Ireland.


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James Scholes's household

Male

James

Scholes

Head
Female

Alice

Scholes

Wife
Female

Annie

Scholes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Scholes

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Scholes

Daughter
Female

Martha L

Scholes

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Scholes

Son
Male

James T

Scholes

Son
Female

Harriett

Scholes

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Scholes

Daughter
Male

William

Motherwell

Father
First name(s) James
Last name Scholes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Scholes

Head

Married

46

1835

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Alice

Scholes

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Annie

Scholes

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Mary

Scholes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Scholes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Martha L

Scholes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Scholes

Son

Single

9

1872

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

James T

Scholes

Son

Single

6

1875

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Harriett

Scholes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Scholes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

William

Motherwell

Father

Widower

74

1807

Sligo, Ireland

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