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Household of John Kershaw (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 1854 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Kershaw, born in 1860 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Alice Maud (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Edward Burns (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Emma (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Nurse, Eliza Alice (born 1863 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Kershaw's household

Male

John

Kershaw

Head
Female

Emma

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Mary

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Alice Maud

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Edward Burns

Kershaw

Brother
Female

Emma

Broomhead

Servant
Female

Eliza Alice

Daley

Nurse
First name(s) John
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Oldham, 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

27

1854

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emma

Kershaw

Wife

Married

21

1860

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice Maud

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edward Burns

Kershaw

Brother

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emma

Broomhead

Servant

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Alice

Daley

Nurse

Single

18

1863

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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