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Household of John Kershaw (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

John Kershaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kershaw, born in 1837 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Kershaw, born in 1836 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1861 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), George (born 1870 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1876 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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John Kershaw's household

Male

John

Kershaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Kershaw

Wife
Male

John W

Kershaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

George

Kershaw

Son
Male

James

Kershaw

Son
Female

Ada

Kershaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kershaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Kershaw

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

John W

Kershaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ashton, Lancashire, England

George

Kershaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashton, Lancashire, England

James

Kershaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ada

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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