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Household of John Kershaw (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 1825 in Tockholes, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Kershaw, born in 1826 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1849 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1855 in Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1858 in Lancashire, England), Jesse (born 1860 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1860 in Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Lancashire, England) and Lydia (born 1869 in Lancashire, England).


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John Kershaw's household

Male

John

Kershaw

Head
Female

Jane

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Jane

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Kershaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Kershaw

Son
Female

Sarah

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Kershaw

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kershaw

Head

Married

56

1825

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Jane

Kershaw

Wife

Married

55

1826

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Jane

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Lancashire, England

Mary

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Lancashire, England

Jesse

Kershaw

Son

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Kershaw

Son

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Lydia

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

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