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Household of Cornelius Kershaw (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Cornelius Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Kershaw, born in 1845 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Mary Kershaw, born in 1846 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1871 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Louisa (born 1875 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1877 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England) and Robert Ar (born 1879 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).


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Cornelius Kershaw's household

Male

Cornelius

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary

Kershaw

Wife
Male

John

Kershaw

Son
Female

Emily

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Willie

Kershaw

Son
Male

Robert Ar

Kershaw

Son
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Kershaw

Head

Married

36

1845

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Kershaw

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John

Kershaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Kershaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Robert Ar

Kershaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

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