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Household of James Kershaw (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddleworth, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kershaw, born in 1841 in Mossley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Elizabeth Kershaw, born in 1844 in Brampton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen Mills (born 1872 in Mossley, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Edith (born 1877 in Mossley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Fanny Allerton, born in 1861 in Wath on Dearne, Yorkshire, England.


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James Kershaw's household

Male

James

Kershaw

Head
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Ellen Mills

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Mary Edith

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Allerton

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Mossley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kershaw

Head

Married

40

1841

Mossley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Kershaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Brampton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen Mills

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Mossley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Edith

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Mossley, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Allerton

Servant

Single

20

1861

Wath on Dearne, Yorkshire, England

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