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Household of Alphaeus Kershaw (born 1834, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.
Alphaeus Kershaw and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alphaeus Kershaw, born in 1834 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Alphaeus was the head of the household, married to Eliza Kershaw, born in 1831 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Molly (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), Ada Jane (born 1870 in Lancashire, England) and Mary Elizh (born 1879 in Royton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alphaeus's Lodger, James Walker, born in 1855 in Royton, Lancashire, England.
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Alphaeus Kershaw's household
Alphaeus
Kershaw
Head
Eliza
Kershaw
Wife
Molly
Kershaw
Daughter
Harriet
Kershaw
Daughter
Sarah Ann
Kershaw
Daughter
Ada Jane
Kershaw
Daughter
James
Walker
Lodger
Elizabeth Ann
Walker
Wife
Mary Elizh
Walker
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alphaeus |
| Last name | Kershaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Oldham, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alphaeus | Kershaw | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
Eliza | Kershaw | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Molly | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Yorkshire, England | |
Harriet | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah Ann | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Lancashire, England | |
Ada Jane | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Lancashire, England | |
James | Walker | Lodger | Married | 26 | 1855 | Royton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth Ann | Walker | Wife | Married | 23 | 1858 | Thornham, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Elizh | Walker | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Royton, Lancashire, England |
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