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Household of John Helm (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Helm and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Helm, born in 1843 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Helm, born in 1844 in Padiham, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Benjamin (born 1864 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Sarah J (born 1866 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Alice H (born 1871 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1875 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1879 in Padiham, Lancashire, England) and Nicholas (born 1881 in Padiham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Hannah Pilling, born in 1855 in Padiham, Lancashire, England.


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John Helm's household

Male

John

Helm

Head
Female

Ellen

Helm

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Helm

Son
Female

Sarah J

Helm

Daughter
Female

Alice H

Helm

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Helm

Daughter
Male

Albert

Helm

Son
Male

Arthur

Helm

Son
Male

Walter

Helm

Son
Male

Nicholas

Helm

Son
Female

Hannah

Pilling

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Helm
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Helm

Head

Married

38

1843

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Helm

Wife

Married

37

1844

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Helm

Son

Single

17

1864

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Helm

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Alice H

Helm

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Helm

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Albert

Helm

Son

Single

6

1875

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Helm

Son

Single

4

1877

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Walter

Helm

Son

Single

2

1879

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Nicholas

Helm

Son

Single

0

1881

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Pilling

Sister In Law

Single

26

1855

Padiham, Lancashire, England

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