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Household of John Kershaw (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kershaw, born in 1838 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Kershaw, born in 1843 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Sagar (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Simpson (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), John J (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Alice Ann (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Ellen Shorruchs, born in 1822 in Padiham, Lancashire, England.


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John Kershaw's household

Male

John

Kershaw

Head
Female

Alice

Kershaw

Wife
Male

William

Kershaw

Son
Male

Sagar

Kershaw

Son
Male

Joseph

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Simpson

Kershaw

Son
Male

John J

Kershaw

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shorruchs

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kershaw

Head

Married

43

1838

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Kershaw

Wife

Married

38

1843

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William

Kershaw

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Sagar

Kershaw

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Kershaw

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Simpson

Kershaw

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

John J

Kershaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Shorruchs

Boarder

Single

59

1822

Padiham, Lancashire, England

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