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Household of Henry Kershaw (born 1820, 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.

Henry Kershaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Kershaw, born in 1820 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Kershaw, born in 1820 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Hannah (born 1858 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Elisabeth (born 1860 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1862 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1864 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England) and George Henry (born 1869 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Anne Olive (born 1873 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England) and Susannah (born 1877 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England).


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Henry Kershaw's household

Male

Henry

Kershaw

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Hannah

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

George Henry

Kershaw

Son
Female

Anne Olive

Thornton

Grand Daughter
Female

Susannah

Thornton

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Kershaw

Head

Married

61

1820

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Elisabeth

Kershaw

Wife

Married

61

1820

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Elisabeth

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

George Henry

Kershaw

Son

Single

12

1869

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Anne Olive

Thornton

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Thornton

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

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