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Household of Benjamin Kershaw (born 1837, 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.

Benjamin Kershaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Kershaw, born in 1837 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Rosehannah Kershaw, born in 1840 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Royton, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1863 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Joshua (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1871 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James H (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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Benjamin Kershaw's household

Male

Benjamin

Kershaw

Head
Female

Rosehannah

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Son
Female

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

John W

Kershaw

Son
Male

Joshua

Kershaw

Son
Female

Isabella

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

James H

Kershaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Kershaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Rosehannah

Kershaw

Wife

Married

41

1840

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Kershaw

Son

Single

22

1859

Royton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John W

Kershaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joshua

Kershaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James H

Kershaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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