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Household of Henry Kershaw (born 1839, 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.

Henry Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Kershaw, born in 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ann Kershaw, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Aaron (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, John Thos Darwen, born in 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Kershaw's household

Male

Henry

Kershaw

Head
Female

Ann

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Henry

Kershaw

Son
Female

Margaret

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Peter

Kershaw

Son
Male

Aaron

Kershaw

Son
Male

John Thos

Darwen

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Kershaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Kershaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Henry

Kershaw

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Peter

Kershaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Aaron

Kershaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Darwen

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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