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Household of William A Erlam (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, 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.

William A Erlam and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Erlam, born in 1843 in Partington, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William A was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Emma Ann (born 1869 in Partington, Cheshire, England), Lilly A (born 1871 in Partington, Cheshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1873 in Partington, Cheshire, England), Elenor (born 1875 in Partington, Cheshire, England), Newton (born 1876 in Partington, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1878 in Partington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Servant, Rachel (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William A's Servant, Robert (born 1860 in Wales).


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William A Erlam's household

Male

William A

Erlam

Head
Female

Emma Ann

Erlam

Daughter
Female

Lilly A

Erlam

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Erlam

Daughter
Female

Elenor

Erlam

Daughter
Male

Newton

Erlam

Son
Male

William

Erlam

Son
Female

Rachel

Collins

Servant
Male

Robert

Pudding

Servant
First name(s) William A
Last name Erlam
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Partington, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Erlam

Head

Widower

38

1843

Partington, Cheshire, England

Emma Ann

Erlam

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Partington, Cheshire, England

Lilly A

Erlam

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Partington, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ann

Erlam

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Partington, Cheshire, England

Elenor

Erlam

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Partington, Cheshire, England

Newton

Erlam

Son

Single

5

1876

Partington, Cheshire, England

William

Erlam

Son

Single

3

1878

Partington, Cheshire, England

Rachel

Collins

Servant

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Pudding

Servant

Single

21

1860

Wales

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