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Household of Benjamin Kershaw (born 1841, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Kershaw, born in 1841 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha A Kershaw, born in 1840 in Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ruth A (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William S (born 1874 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Edward B (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Elizabeth Currey, born in 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
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Benjamin Kershaw's household
Benjamin
Kershaw
Head
Martha A
Kershaw
Wife
Ruth A
Kershaw
Daughter
William S
Kershaw
Son
Edward B
Kershaw
Son
Elizabeth
Currey
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Kershaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Kershaw | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England | |
Martha A | Kershaw | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England | |
Ruth A | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
William S | Kershaw | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England | |
Edward B | Kershaw | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Currey | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
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