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Household of Thomas Earlam (born 1840, 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.

Thomas Earlam and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Earlam, born in 1840 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Earlam, born in 1842 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Nephew, William Shevaur, born in 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Earlam's household

Male

Thomas

Earlam

Head
Female

Ann

Earlam

Wife
Female

Jane

Earlam

Daughter
Male

William

Shevaur

Nephew
Female

Elizabeth

Earlam

Daughter
Female

Emma

Earlam

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Earlam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Earlam

Head

Married

41

1840

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ann

Earlam

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane

Earlam

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Shevaur

Nephew

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Earlam

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Emma

Earlam

Daughter

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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