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THEFT FROM A HOUSE (Manchester Guardian, 13 May 1846)

About four o'clock on Thursday afternoon, two silver table spoons and a silver cream jug were stolen from the house of Mr. William Irlam. engraver, Dawson-street, Water-street.Mr. Irlam's servant left the kitchen for about ten minutes, for the purpose of doing something in one of the bed rooms, and on returning down stairs she missed the plate from the kitchen table. She had left the outer door closed, but it had been opened in her absence. Information of the robbery was given to the Police, and Inspector Moran apprehended a man named Richard Pollitt, who had been loitering about the back doors of different houses in the neighbourhood the same afternoon, and about the time of the robbery. The prisoner was brought up at the Borough Court on Saturday, and his person was distinctly spoken to by two female servants living in Dawson-street, but it appeared that the property had not been traced. Mr. Beswick stated that the prisoner was well known to the Police, having been in custody before on similar charges. He was eventually remanded to Tuesday (yesterday), when he was committed for trial on another charge, that of stealing a gold watch guard from the shop of Mr. Holgate, pawnbroker, Deansgate.

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FATAL ACCIDENT (Manchester Guardian, 20 January 1844)

On Saturday last, an inquest was held at the Navigation Inn, before Mr. Roscoe, on the body of Charles Irlam, of Sale, a boy about eleven years of age, who, it appears, came to his death in the following manner: - He had been employed for some time to assist John Twiss, of Sale, in driving timber. On the Tuesday they had taken their load of timber into the yard of Messrs. Johnson; and, on Twiss unfastening one of the trees, it suddenly fell off the carriage, and struck deceased on the chest, causing some severe internal injuries, and bruising one of his legs so much that the shin bone protruded through the flesh; he lingered in agony until Thursday morning, when he died. A verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned.

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SCOTTISH and OTHER WILLS (The Scotsman, 13 April 1915)

Mr. Alfred Earlam Johnson, aged 51, of Bickershaw Hall, near Wigan, Lancashire, mining engineer. Net personalty £19,968. Gross £24,311.

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DISTRICT NEWS.... BOLTON (The Manchester Guardian, 5 August 1843

WAGES - On Thursday last, at the Old Sessions Room, Elizabeth Irlam was summoned by William Kay, for four shillings, due for a week's wages as a husbandman. - Mr. Gashell appeared for Mrs. Irlam and it appeared that Kay left without serving up the month's notice to leave, which Mrs. Irlam had given him in consequence of stopping out at night, and ill-treating the cattle. Ordered to return and serve another week to complete his notice

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BOLTON (The Manchester Guardian, 23 December 1848)

MEETING OF GUARDIANS: On Wednesday last the weekly meeting of the Guardians of the Bolton Union was held in the Board Room, Acres Field.
(Part of the report on the meeting) - On the recommendation of Mr. Snape, Surgeon, Nancy Parkinson, a paid servant at the workhouse, was appointed nurse, in place of the late Elizabeth Irlam.

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SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES (The Manchester Guardian, 17 March 1865)

BURGLARY IN MANCHESTER: Michael Gallagher, 21, was charged with burglariously breaking into the dwelling house of George Irlam, and stealing two hams. Mr. Gilmour prosecuted and Mr. Torr defended. Early on the morning of the 17th of January, a compositor, named Hunt, was returning home from his work, and as he passed the prosecutor's shop in Rochdale Road he saw two men, one of them close to the door, and the other jumping down from an aperture over the door. One of these men carried something on his shoulder, and passed towards Bennett-street, where Hunt lost sight of him for a moment or two. A policeman saw the prisoner come into the street named, and put one of the missing hams on a door step. - The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.

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GIBRALTAR IRON WORKS (The London Gazette, 11 September 1860)

Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership subsisting between us the undersigned, William Irlam and Samuel Bethell, of the Gibraltar Iron Works, Newton Heath, near Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Machinists, Engineers, Millwrights, and Ironfounders was dissolved on the 21st day of March 1859. - As witness our hands this 2nd day of August 1860.
William Irlam
Saml. Bethell

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COMMISSION SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANT OF THE TOWER HAMLETS (The Edinburgh Gazette, 6 December 1853)
Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia, Joseph Erlam, Gent, to be Lieutenant

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COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX (The Edinburgh Gazette, 12 May 1854)
3rd or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia, Joseph Erlam, Esq., late of 2nd Queen’s Own Regiment of Militia to be Captain. Dated 4th May 1854

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CAR COLLIDES WITH LORRY: TWO DEAD (The Guardian, 9 September 1961)
Both occupants of an open sports car died when the car was in collision with a lorry on Lees Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, yesterday afternoon. Mr. Harford Jefferey Montgomery, 37, of St. Anne's Crescent, Grasscroft, near Oldham died from a broken neck and Mr. G. J. Erlam, 36, of Hilton Lane, Prestwich, died later in hospital from severe injuries. Mr. Neville Barlow, 30, of Coniston Road, Hyde, who was in the lorry was treated in hospital for facial injuries but was allowed to go home.

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PRISON FOR SIX DEALERS WHO STOLE CARS (The Guardian, 3 February 1962)
Six car dealers who stole cars worth £18,000 were told by a Judge at Manchester Crown Court yesterday: "You have all taken part in a dangerous conspiracy. Although some of you may have drifted into this system of stealing cars and swindling hire purchase companies, some of you did that as a deliberate course of conduct".
Later Special Commissioner Judge Forrest sentenced James Charles Steele(35) of Salisbury Street, Salford and William Mather(39) of Mountfield Road, Bramhall, to four years' imprisonment; Harold Brian Erlam(29) of Gillingham Street, Bradford, Manchester, to three years; John Francis Simpson(34) of Salford Brow, Cheetham, to two years; Wladyslaw Feszczur(37), of King's Road, Prestwich, to 18 months; and Kevin Noel Riches(28) of Talbot Road, Old Trafford, to 12 months.
Feszczur was also found guilty of obtaining £700 by false pretences from G.C.Finance Company. He was sentenced to 12 months to run concurrent with the first sentence.
A seventh man, John Peter Graham(28) of Craven Road, Paddington, London, was acquitted on two charges of obtaining a total of £1,625 and attempting to obtain £740 by false pretences from Raven Investments Ltd.
Inspector Commended: The hearing had lasted 20 days. After passing sentence, Judge Forrest commended Detective Inspector Clifford Haigh, who led the investigations. He said: "This has been a complicated conspiracy, the unravelling of which required intelligence and application. I would like to congratulate you and your fellow officers."
Mr. Desmond Bailey, prosecuting, alleged that between April and September 1960, the men stole 23 cars valued at £18,000 and later fraudulently disposed of them. Twelve of the cars were stolen from the streets and the remainder were hired out from various Lancashire car-hire contractors.