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Household of James W Holmes (born 1852, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 W Holmes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Holmes, born in 1852 in Stratford, Essex, consisted of 5 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1856 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth M (born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Minnie M (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James W's Servant, Helen Scoffield, born in 1865 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.


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James W Holmes's household

Male

James W

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Minnie M

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Helen

Scoffield

Servant
First name(s) James W
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Stratford, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Holmes

Head

Married

29

1852

Stratford, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife

Married

25

1856

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth M

Holmes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Minnie M

Holmes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Helen

Scoffield

Servant

Single

16

1865

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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