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Household of James Kershaw (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

James Kershaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kershaw, born in 1841 in Splotlands, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kershaw, born in 1831 in Keswick, Cumberland, England. They had 1 child; Mary E S, born 1864 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, Joseph Sanderson, born in 1795 in Keswick, Cumberland, England.


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James Kershaw's household

Male

James

Kershaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Mary E S

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sanderson

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kershaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife

Married

50

1831

Keswick, Cumberland, England

Mary E S

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sanderson

Father In Law

Widower

86

1795

Keswick, Cumberland, England

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