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Household of John Kershaw (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 1856 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Kershaw, born in 1856 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William Henry (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, Samuel Bulmer, born in 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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John Kershaw's household

Male

John

Kershaw

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Kershaw

Wife
Male

John

Kershaw

Son
Female

Mary Hannah

Kershaw

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Kershaw

Son
Male

Samuel

Bulmer

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Kershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Halifax, 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

25

1856

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Kershaw

Wife

Married

25

1856

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

John

Kershaw

Son

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Kershaw

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William Henry

Kershaw

Son

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Bulmer

Brother In Law

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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