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Household of Joseph Earlam (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

Joseph Earlam and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Earlam, born in 1846 in Woodford, Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Earlam, born in 1851 in Woodford, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Amelia (born 1871 in Woodford, Cheshire, England), Joseph Henry (born 1872 in Woodford, Cheshire, England), Gertrude (born 1876 in Woodford, Cheshire, England), Emma (born 1877 in Woodford, Cheshire, England) and Jessie (born 1881 in Woodford, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughter Son, Austin (born 1880 in Woodford, Cheshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Dinah (born 1859 in Bradley Green, Staffordshire, England), Joseph's Servant, William (born 1862 in Woodford, Cheshire, England), Joseph's Servant, John (born 1861 in Urmston, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Charles (born 1864 in Handforth, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, James William (born 1864 in Woodford, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Earlam's household

Male

Joseph

Earlam

Head
Female

Emma

Earlam

Wife
Female

Amelia

Earlam

Daughter
Male

Joseph Henry

Earlam

Son
Female

Gertrude

Earlam

Daughter
Female

Emma

Earlam

Daughter
Male

Austin

Earlam

Daughter Son
Female

Jessie

Earlam

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Bailey

Servant
Male

William

Shard

Servant
Male

John

Burgess

Servant
Male

Charles

Pickford

Servant
Male

James William

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Earlam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Woodford, Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Earlam

Head

Married

35

1846

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Emma

Earlam

Wife

Married

30

1851

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Amelia

Earlam

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Joseph Henry

Earlam

Son

Single

9

1872

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Gertrude

Earlam

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Emma

Earlam

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Austin

Earlam

Daughter Son

Single

1

1880

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Jessie

Earlam

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Woodford, Cheshire, England

Dinah

Bailey

Servant

Single

22

1859

Bradley Green, Staffordshire, England

William

Shard

Servant

Single

19

1862

Woodford, Cheshire, England

John

Burgess

Servant

Single

20

1861

Urmston, Lancashire, England

Charles

Pickford

Servant

Single

17

1864

Handforth, Cheshire, England

James William

Brown

Servant

Single

17

1864

Woodford, Cheshire, England

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