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Household of James Kershaw (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, 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.

James Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kershaw, born in 1835 in Thornton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Kershaw, born in 1843 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Lucy (born 1869 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1871 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1876 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England) and Watson W (born 1878 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England).


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James Kershaw's household

Male

James

Kershaw

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Lucy

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Ada

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Emily

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Watson W

Kershaw

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kershaw

Head

Married

46

1835

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Kershaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

Watson W

Kershaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Haworth, Yorkshire, England

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