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Household of Abraham Kershaw (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Kershaw, born in 1825 in Bradford, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Kershaw, born in 1831 in Newburn, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Robert Curry (born 1858 in Felling, Durham, England), Henry (born 1865 in Felling, Durham, England), William (born 1868 in Felling, Durham, England), Eliza (born 1870 in Felling, Durham, England) and Harriet (born 1873 in Felling, Durham, England).


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Abraham Kershaw's household

Male

Abraham

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Robert Curry

Kershaw

Son
Male

Henry

Kershaw

Son
Male

William

Kershaw

Son
Female

Eliza

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Kershaw

Daughter
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bradford, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Kershaw

Head

Married

56

1825

Bradford, Devon, England

Mary Ann

Kershaw

Wife

Married

50

1831

Newburn, Northumberland, England

Robert Curry

Kershaw

Son

Single

23

1858

Felling, Durham, England

Henry

Kershaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Felling, Durham, England

William

Kershaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Felling, Durham, England

Eliza

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Felling, Durham, England

Harriet

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Felling, Durham, England

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