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Household of Benjamin Kershaw (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Benjamin Kershaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Kershaw, born in 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kershaw, born in 1831 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Lily (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), Frances A (born 1857 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Theodore H (born 1859 in Kennington, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, George W (born 1821 in Cumberland, England), Benjamin's Lodger, James (born 1811 in Surrey, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Hannah F (born 1831 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Kershaw's household

Male

Benjamin

Kershaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Lily

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

George W

Stainton

Lodger
Male

James

Carpenter

Lodger
Female

Hannah F

Williams

Lodger
Female

Frances A

Williams

Daughter
Male

Theodore H

Williams

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Kershaw

Head

Married

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife

Married

50

1831

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

George W

Stainton

Lodger

Single

60

1821

Cumberland, England

James

Carpenter

Lodger

Widower

70

1811

Surrey, England

Hannah F

Williams

Lodger

Widow

50

1831

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Frances A

Williams

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Theodore H

Williams

Son

Single

22

1859

Kennington, Surrey, England

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