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Household of Abel Kershaw (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Abel Kershaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Kershaw, born in 1837 in Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Abel was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; George (born 1869 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England) and Sydney (born 1878 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Servant, Ann Sutcliffe, born in 1829 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England.


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Abel Kershaw's household

Male

Abel

Kershaw

Head
Male

George

Kershaw

Son
Female

Annie

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Kershaw

Son
Female

Ann

Sutcliffe

Servant
First name(s) Abel
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abel

Kershaw

Head

Widower

44

1837

Mytholmroyd, Yorkshire, England

George

Kershaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Sydney

Kershaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Sutcliffe

Servant

Married

52

1829

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

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