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Household of John Holmes (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houston and Killellan, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Holmes, born in 1839 in Houston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Holmes, born in 1847 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and George (born 1878 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jean Russell, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Holmes's household

Male

John

Holmes

Head
Female

Mary

Holmes

Wife
Male

John

Holmes

Son
Female

Mary

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Janet

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Holmes

Daughter
Male

James

Holmes

Son
Male

George

Holmes

Son
Female

Jean

Russell

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Holmes

Head

Married

42

1839

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Holmes

Wife

Married

34

1847

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Holmes

Son

-

11

1870

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Holmes

Daughter

-

10

1871

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Holmes

Daughter

-

8

1873

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Holmes

Daughter

-

6

1875

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Holmes

Son

-

5

1876

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Holmes

Son

-

3

1878

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jean

Russell

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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