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Household of Eli Kershaw (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Eli Kershaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Kershaw, born in 1842 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kershaw, born in 1847 in United States. They had 7 children; Martha Ann (born 1866 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Joseph E (born 1868 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), George (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Jesse (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Eli Kershaw's household

Male

Eli

Kershaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph E

Kershaw

Son
Male

John

Kershaw

Son
Male

George

Kershaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary A

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Kershaw

Son
First name(s) Eli
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Darwen, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Kershaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Kershaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

United States

Martha Ann

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Joseph E

Kershaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Darwen, Lancashire, England

John

Kershaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Darwen, Lancashire, England

George

Kershaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Kershaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jesse

Kershaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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