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Household of Elijah Helms (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Elijah Helms and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Helms, born in 1838 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Helms, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ethel (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Patty R (born 1878 in Withington, Lancashire, England) and James H (born 1881 in Withington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elijah's Servant, Margaret (born 1855 in Yorkshire, England), Elijah's Servant, Margaret (born 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elijah's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Wellington, Shropshire, England) and Elijah's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1856 in Somerset, England).


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Elijah Helms's household

Male

Elijah

Helms

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Helms

Wife
Female

Ethel

Helms

Daughter
Male

William

Helms

Son
Female

Patty R

Helms

Daughter
Male

James H

Helms

Son
Female

Margaret

Crowder

Servant
Female

Margaret

Jones

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Hancox

Servant
Female

Sarah Jane

Norville

Servant
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Helms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Helms

Head

Married

43

1838

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Helms

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Helms

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Helms

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Patty R

Helms

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Withington, Lancashire, England

James H

Helms

Son

Single

0

1881

Withington, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Crowder

Servant

Single

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Jones

Servant

Single

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hancox

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Sarah Jane

Norville

Servant

Single

25

1856

Somerset, England

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