Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Elam (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Elam and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Elam, born in 1836 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Elam, born in 1835 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1861 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Timothy (born 1863 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1866 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1869 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Elam's household

Male

John

Elam

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Elam

Wife
Female

Mary E

Elam

Daughter
Male

Timothy

Elam

Son
Male

Edward

Elam

Son
Female

Clara

Elam

Daughter
Female

Annie

Elam

Daughter
Male

John W

Elam

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Elam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Elam

Head

Married

45

1836

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Elam

Wife

Married

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Elam

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Timothy

Elam

Son

Single

18

1863

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Elam

Son

Single

15

1866

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Elam

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Elam

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

John W

Elam

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Elam in Bradford in 1881, and follow the Elam family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Elam

We’ve found John Elam in 62 family trees. Find out more about John Elam's household and view the Elam family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census