Joseph Leach
Born 1855
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of James Kershaw (born 1845, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, England
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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.
James Kershaw and 7 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kershaw, born in 1845 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Kershaw, born in 1848 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Matthew (born 1873 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Joe (born 1876 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Esther Alice (born 1869 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and James's Step Son, John Thomas (born 1871 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
James Kershaw's household
James
Kershaw
Head
Mary Ann
Kershaw
Wife
Esther Alice
Wolstenholme
Step Daughter
John Thomas
Wolstenholme
Step Son
Matthew
Kershaw
Son
Joe
Kershaw
Son
Mary
Kershaw
Daughter
Arthur
Kershaw
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Kershaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Heywood, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Kershaw | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
Mary Ann | Kershaw | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
Esther Alice | Wolstenholme | Step Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
John Thomas | Wolstenholme | Step Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
Matthew | Kershaw | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
Joe | Kershaw | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Kershaw | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Heywood, Lancashire, England | |
Arthur | Kershaw | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Heywood, Lancashire, England |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Kershaw in Bury in 1881, and follow the Kershaw family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for James Kershaw
We’ve found James Kershaw in 146 family trees. Find out more about James Kershaw's household and view the Kershaw family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of James Kershaw, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.