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Household of Charles Kershaw (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Charles Kershaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Kershaw, born in 1819 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kershaw, born in 1817 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1853 in Mossley, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1842 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Kate (born 1848 in Mossley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Rebecca, born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Son In Law, Abraham (born 1841 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Charles's Servant, Ellen (born 1857 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales) and Charles's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales).


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Charles Kershaw's household

Male

Charles

Kershaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife
Male

William H

Kershaw

Son
Female

Jane

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Kate

Leach

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Leach

Son In Law
Female

Rebecca

Leach

Grand Daughter
Female

Ellen

Griffiths

Servant
Female

Sarah

Jones

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Kershaw

Head

Married

62

1819

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife

Married

64

1817

Yorkshire, England

William H

Kershaw

Son

Single

28

1853

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

39

1842

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Kate

Leach

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Leach

Son In Law

Married

40

1841

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Leach

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Griffiths

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Sarah

Jones

Servant

Single

24

1857

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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