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Household of John Holmes (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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.

John Holmes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes, born in 1834 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Holmes, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Johnathan Brown, born in 1832 in Ireland.


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Eliza

Holmes

Wife
Male

James

Holmes

Son
Male

Henry

Holmes

Son
Female

James

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Mary

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Johnathan

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Eliza

Holmes

Wife

-

45

1836

Ireland

James

Holmes

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Henry

Holmes

Son

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Holmes

Daughter

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Holmes

Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Johnathan

Brown

Visitor

Married

49

1832

Ireland

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