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Household of John Erlam (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

John Erlam and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Erlam, born in 1843 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Erlam, born in 1835 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1841 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1846 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Catherine Foster, born in 1808 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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John Erlam's household

Male

John

Erlam

Head
Female

Ann

Erlam

Wife
Female

Jane

Erlam

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Erlam

Daughter
Female

Mary

Erlam

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Erlam

Son
Female

Ann

Erlam

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Foster

Mother In Law
Male

Henry

Foster

Son
Female

Catherine

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Erlam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Erlam

Head

Married

38

1843

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ann

Erlam

Wife

Married

46

1835

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Erlam

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Erlam

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Erlam

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Erlam

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ann

Erlam

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Foster

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Henry

Foster

Son

Married

40

1841

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Foster

Daughter

Married

35

1846

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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