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Household of John James Holmes (born 1837, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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.

John James Holmes and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John James Holmes, born in 1837 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 13 members. John James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Holmes, born in 1841 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 10 children; John James (born 1862 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1871 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1873 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1875 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), William (born 1877 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Anna (born 1879 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Robert (born 1881 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John James's Wifes Mother, Ann Wilson, born in 1800 in Scotland.


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John James Holmes's household

Male

John James

Holmes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife
Male

John James

Holmes

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Holmes

Son
Female

Sarah

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Emma

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Holmes

Daughter
Female

Alice

Holmes

Daughter
Male

William

Holmes

Son
Female

Anna

Holmes

Daughter
Male

Robert

Holmes

Son
Female

Ann

Wilson

Wifes Mother
First name(s) John James
Last name Holmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John James

Holmes

Head

Married

44

1837

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Wife

Married

40

1841

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

John James

Holmes

Son

Single

19

1862

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Holmes

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Holmes

Son

Single

15

1866

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Holmes

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Emma

Holmes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Holmes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Alice

Holmes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Mile End, Middlesex, England

William

Holmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Anna

Holmes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Robert

Holmes

Son

Single

0

1881

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Ann

Wilson

Wifes Mother

Widow

81

1800

Scotland

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