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Household of John Kershaw (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kershaw, born in 1842 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Kershaw, born in 1845 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Ellen (born 1870 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1872 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Wilfred (born 1881 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).


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John Kershaw's household

Male

John

Kershaw

Head
Female

Margaret

Kershaw

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Emily

Kershaw

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

Wilfred

Kershaw

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kershaw

Head

Married

39

1842

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Kershaw

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Kershaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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