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Household of Betsy Kershaw (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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.

Betsy Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Betsy Kershaw, born in 1833 in Ordale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Betsy was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John (born 1862 in Ordale, Lancashire, England), Robert Kay (born 1864 in Ordale, Lancashire, England), James (born 1866 in Ordale, Lancashire, England) and Annie G (born 1868 in Ordale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Betsy's Sister, Mary (born 1830 in Ordale, Lancashire, England) and Betsy's Cousin, Thomas Wm (born 1842 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Betsy Kershaw's household

Female

Betsy

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary

Kay

Sister
Male

John

Kershaw

Son
Male

Robert Kay

Kershaw

Son
Male

James

Kershaw

Son
Female

Annie G

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Thomas Wm

Spawforth

Cousin
First name(s) Betsy
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ordale, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Betsy

Kershaw

Head

Widow

48

1833

Ordale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kay

Sister

Single

51

1830

Ordale, Lancashire, England

John

Kershaw

Son

Single

19

1862

Ordale, Lancashire, England

Robert Kay

Kershaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Ordale, Lancashire, England

James

Kershaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Ordale, Lancashire, England

Annie G

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ordale, Lancashire, England

Thomas Wm

Spawforth

Cousin

Single

39

1842

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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