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Household of John Elam (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Elam and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Elam, born in 1828 in Burnley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Elam, born in 1836 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; F W (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Beatrice (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Step Son, John Gault, born in 1861 in Scotland.


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John Elam's household

Male

John

Elam

Head
Female

Emma

Elam

Wife
Male

John

Gault

Step Son
Male

F W

Elam

Son
Female

Beatrice

Elam

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Elam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Burnley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Elam

Head

Married

53

1828

Burnley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Elam

Wife

Married

45

1836

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Gault

Step Son

Single

20

1861

Scotland

F W

Elam

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Elam

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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