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Household of John Kershaw (born 1844, Yorkshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kershaw, born in 1844 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Kershaw, born in 1842 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Frank C (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Charles Wm (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Charlotte (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and John L (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Nelly Smith, born in 1860 in Brigg, Lancashire, England.


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John Kershaw's household

Male

John

Kershaw

Head
Female

Jane

Kershaw

Wife
Male

Frank C

Kershaw

Son
Male

Charles Wm

Kershaw

Son
Male

Harry

Kershaw

Son
Female

Charlotte

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

John L

Kershaw

Son
Female

Nelly

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kershaw

Head

Married

37

1844

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Kershaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Frank C

Kershaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Charles Wm

Kershaw

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harry

Kershaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John L

Kershaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Nelly

Smith

Servant

Single

21

1860

Brigg, Lancashire, England

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