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Household of Ellen Kershaw (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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.

Ellen Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Kershaw, born in 1825 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John (born 1858 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Boarder, Mathew (born 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Ellen's Boarder, Fred (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Ellen Kershaw's household

Female

Ellen

Kershaw

Head
Male

John

Kershaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Mathew

Parker

Boarder
Male

Fred

Parker

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Kershaw

Head

Widow

56

1825

Lancashire, England

John

Kershaw

Son

Single

23

1858

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Kershaw

Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mathew

Parker

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Parker

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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