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Household of Sarah Oldham (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

Sarah Oldham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Oldham, born in 1844 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Edward A (born 1866 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Arnold (born 1870 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1874 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Edmund H (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1821 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Sarah's Servant, Eliza (born 1863 in Flintshire, Wales).


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Sarah Oldham's household

Female

Sarah

Oldham

Head
Male

Edward A

Oldham

Son
Male

Arnold

Oldham

Son
Male

Frederick

Oldham

Son
Female

Sarah E

Oldham

Daughter
Male

Edmund H

Oldham

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hargreaves

Mother
Female

Eliza

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Oldham
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Oldham

Head

Widow

37

1844

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Edward A

Oldham

Son

Single

15

1866

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Arnold

Oldham

Son

Single

11

1870

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Oldham

Son

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Oldham

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Edmund H

Oldham

Son

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hargreaves

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Jones

Servant

Single

18

1863

Flintshire, Wales

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