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Household of Edward Kershaw (born 1816, 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.

Edward Kershaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Kershaw, born in 1816 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Hannah Kershaw, born in 1815 in Deighton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Henrietta, born 1847 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; Charles E (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Edith Mary (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Arthur S (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Son In Law, Walter T (born 1841 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Edward's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Northwich, Cheshire, England).


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Edward Kershaw's household

Male

Edward

Kershaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Walter T

Lewis

Son In Law
Female

Henrietta

Lewis

Daughter
Male

Charles E

Lewis

Grand Son
Female

Edith Mary

Lewis

Grand Daughter
Male

Arthur S

Lewis

Grand Son
Female

Margaret

Gaskell

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Kershaw

Head

Married

65

1816

Lancashire, England

Hannah

Kershaw

Wife

Married

66

1815

Deighton, Yorkshire, England

Walter T

Lewis

Son In Law

Married

40

1841

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Henrietta

Lewis

Daughter

Married

34

1847

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Charles E

Lewis

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Edith Mary

Lewis

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Arthur S

Lewis

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gaskell

Servant

Single

21

1860

Northwich, Cheshire, England

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