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Household of Abraham Kershaw (born 1858, 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.

Abraham Kershaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Kershaw, born in 1858 in Bacup, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Mary Kershaw, born in 1859 in Bacup, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Richard John, born 1879 in Britannia, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Lodger, Sarah E Whittles, born in 1864 in Britannia, Lancashire, England.


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Abraham Kershaw's household

Male

Abraham

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Richard John

Kershaw

Son
Female

Sarah E

Whittles

Lodger
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Bacup, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Kershaw

Head

Married

23

1858

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kershaw

Wife

Married

22

1859

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Richard John

Kershaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Britannia, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Whittles

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Britannia, Lancashire, England

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